<p>23:10 <i>And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him</i>- 'Devil' means 'false accuser'; here we have established the major theme which will dominate the later New Testament- that the Jews and Judaism was the great satan / adversary, the embodiment of false accusation against the Lord and all those in Him. They &quot;stood by&quot; Herod, identifying themselves with Him rather than with the Messiah of Israel.</p>