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Mark 15:6 Cross-References
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“Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.”
Mark 15:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 15:6
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner (Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν ἀπέλυεν αὐτοῖς ἕνα δέσμιον, Kata de heortēn apelyen autois hena desmion)—The phrase κατὰ ἑορτήν (kata heortēn) means 'according to the feast,' establishing this as customary practice. The verb ἀπολύω (apolyō) means to release, set free. A δέσμιος (desmios) was a prisoner, literally 'bound one.' Whomsoever they desired (ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο, honper ētounto)—the relative pronoun with strengthening particle (ὅνπερ, honper) emphasizes choice: 'whomever they might request.'This Passover amnesty custom is not attested in extra-biblical so...
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Cross-References for Mark 15:6
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“that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?,But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?,,,,,,,,”
“Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus”
“desiring to gain favor with the Jews”
“Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover”
“whom they desired.”
“Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
“Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus”