But Herod said, “This isn’t John, because I had his head cut off, so who is this that I hear these things about?” And he tried to see Jesus.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was very pleased, because he’d been wanting to see him for a long time. He’d heard much about him, and he hoped to see him perform some kind of sign.
Herod didn’t either—that’s why he sent him back to us. As you can see, Jesus has done nothing worthy of death.