Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
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Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
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Pylate answered them and sayd: Will ye that I lowse vnto you the kynge of the Iewes?
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Then Pilate answered them, and said, Will ye that I let loose vnto you the King of ye Iewes?
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Passages linked to Mark 15:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 27:17-21 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?” For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.” Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
- John 18:39 But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
- John 19:4-5 Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”
- John 19:14-16 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!” They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
- Acts 3:13-15 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But Pilate answered them; saying,.... Being satisfied of the…
But Pilate answered them; saying,.... Being satisfied of the innocence of Jesus, and being willing to dismiss him:
will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews? he who is called so; and which he either said by way of derision both of Christ, and them; or else in order to prevail upon them to ask his release, it being scandalous and reproachful to put their king to death.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Will ye that I release to you the king…
Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews - Which does this wretched man discover most? Want of justice, or courage, or common sense? The poor coward sacrifices justice to popular clamour, and enrages those whom he seeks to appease, by so unseasonably repeating that title, The king of the Jews, which he could not but know was so highly offensive to them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. But Pilate answered them] The proposition of the…
9. But Pilate answered them] The proposition of the people that he should act according to his usual custom concurred with Pilate’s own wishes and hopes, and he resolved deliberately to give the populace their choice.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Will ye that I release unto you .…
(9) Will ye that I release unto you . . .?—The form of the question in the Greek implies (as the like form in Joh_18:39) a half hope of an affirmative answer.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Pilate doubtless hoped that they would ask for Jesus.…
Pilate doubtless hoped that they would ask for Jesus. He knew that the chief priests had delivered our Lord for envy. That he could not help observing, as a shrewd Roman judge, from their gestures and manner. And then he knew also, at least by report, of the purity of Jesus, and of the holy freedom with which he rebuked their vices. So he thought, reasonably enough, that if the chief priests wished to destroy him for envy, the people, who had experienced so many kindnesses from him, would desire that he should live.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 For he knew that it was because of envy…
For he knew that it was because of envy ... Jesus over to him
This is background information about why Jesus was handed over to Pilate. (See: Background Information)
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it was because of envy that the chief priests
They envied Jesus, probably because so many people were following him and becoming his disciples. AT: "the chief priests were envious of Jesus. This is why they" or "the chief priests were envious of Jesus' popularity among the people. This is why they" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
stirred up the crowd
The author speaks of the chief priests rousing or urging the crowd as if the crowd were a bowl of something that they were stirring. AT: "roused the crowd" or "urged the crowd" (See: Metaphor)
released instead
They requested Barabbas to be released instead of Jesus. AT: "released instead of Jesus" (See: Ellipsis)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:9-14 Pilate apparently hoped to release Jesus, but the…
15:9-14 Pilate apparently hoped to release Jesus, but the crowd was stirred up beyond discussion.
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