Mark 15:6

Now during a feast he released to them one prisoner, whomever they requested.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

In Context

5But Jesus answered nothing any more, so as for Pilate to wonder.

7And a man who was called Barabbas was with the rebels who were bound, men who had committed murder during the insurrection.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:5But they said, Not during the feast, lest an uproar develop among people.

Luke 23:16Therefore, having scourged I will release him.

John 18:39But there is a custom for you that I should release to you one man at the Passover. Do ye wish therefore I would release to you the king of the Jews?

Acts 24:27But two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus. And wanting to lay down favors to the Jews, Felix left behind Paul bound.

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:2-15

Christ Brought before Pilate. 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 5 But… Read the whole commentary →

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