Mark 15:14
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
- KJV
- Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
- WEB
- Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”
- ASV
- And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.
- DARBY
- And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.
- BLB
- And Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He commit?” But they shouted much more, “Crucify Him!”
- ÅB
- Pilatus sa til dem: Hva ondt har han da gjort? Men de ropte enda sterkere: Korsfest ham!
- OTB
- Pilatus spurte: «Hvorfor, hva ondt har Han gjort?» Men de ropte enda høyere: «Korsfest Ham!»
- B1930
- Pilatus sa til dem: Hvad ondt har han da gjort? Men de ropte enda sterkere: Korsfest ham!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 23:41
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Read in contextMatthew 27:23–25
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
Read in context1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Read in contextLuke 23:4
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Read in contextLuke 23:47
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Read in contextHebrews 7:26
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Read in contextMatthew 27:19
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
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