Mark 15:9

Mark 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
• New International Version (NIV)“Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

Context of Mark 15:9

7And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. 8So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom. “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked. 10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

Mark 15:9 word by word

Ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς λέγων· θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;Read the interlinear

• Do you wantθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• me to releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• askedἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• askedαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• askedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 15:9

• Matthew 27:17So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• John 18:39But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
• John 19:4Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

Commentaries on Mark 15:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14Pilate wanted to release Jesus. However, the crowd became very angry and excited. They would not listen to reason or allow further discussion.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:9

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• King of the Jews
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings