Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
In Context
12“Then what should I do with the one you call the King of the Jews?” he asked them.
Cross References
Hosea 5:1“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, members of the royal family!
John 18:40“No, not him! We want Barabbas instead!” they shouted back. Barabbas was a rebel.
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 →