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Mark 15:15 Cross-References

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And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Mark 15:15 (KJV)

Historical Context for Mark 15:15

People Mentioned

P
Pilatethe governor of Judea (MAT 27:2)
B
Barabbasnotorious prisoner (MAT 27:16) set free instead of the Messiah
Y
G-dHoly, Holy, Holy (ISA 6:3) and too many others to fit here

Commentary on Mark 15:15

And so Pilate, willing to content the people (Ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος βουλόμενος τῷ ὄχλῳ τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιῆσαι, Ho de Pilatos boulomenos tō ochlō to hikanon poiēsai)—The verb βούλομαι (boulomai) means to will, wish, desire. The phrase τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιέω (to hikanon poieō) means to do what is sufficient/satisfactory—essentially, to appease. Pilate chose political expedience over justice. Released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus (ἀπέλυσεν τὸν Βαραββᾶν...παρέδωκεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν, apelysen ton Barabban...paredōken ton Iēsoun)—The contrast is stark: ἀπολύω (apolyō, release, set free) for the guilty; παραδίδωμι (...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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