God’s Word Translation
Mark 15:14
14Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
Mark 15:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
- New International Version (NIV)“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!”
Context of Mark 15:14
12So Pilate again asked them, “Then what should I do with the king of the Jews?” 13“Crucify him!” they shouted back. Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!” 15Pilate wanted to satisfy the people, so he freed Barabbas for them. But he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified. 16The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace and called together the whole troop.
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ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· τί γὰρ ἐποίησεν κακόν; οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραξαν· σταύρωσον αὐτόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
- whatγάρgar · forG1063
- evilκακόςkakos · evil/harm: evilG2556
- hath he doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- they cried outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
- the more exceedinglyπερισσῶςperissōs · excessivelyG4057
- Crucifyσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
Cross-references for Mark 15:14
- Isaiah 53:9He was placed in a tomb with the wicked. He was put there with the rich when he died, although he had done nothing violent and had never spoken a lie.
- Matthew 27:4He said, “I’ve sinned by betraying an innocent man.” They replied, “What do we care? That’s your problem.”
- Luke 23:4Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I can’t find this man guilty of any crime.”
- John 18:38Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After Pilate said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I don’t find this man guilty of anything.
- John 19:6When the chief priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate told them, “You take him and crucify him. I don’t find this man guilty of anything.”
- Hebrews 7:26We need a chief priest who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, and who holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
- 1 Peter 1:19Rather, the payment that freed you was the precious blood of Christ, the lamb with no defects or imperfections.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider him to be worth anything.
- Matthew 27:23Pilate asked, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they began to shout loudly, “He should be crucified!”
- Luke 23:23But the crowd pressured Pilate. They shouted that Jesus had to be crucified, and they finally won.
- John 19:12When Pilate heard what Jesus said, he wanted to free him. But the Jews shouted, “If you free this man, you’re not a friend of the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is defying the emperor.”
- Acts 7:54As council members listened to Stephen, they became noticeably furious.
- Acts 19:34But when they recognized that Alexander was a Jew, everyone started to shout in unison, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!” They kept doing this for about two hours.
- Acts 22:22Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!”
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- 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
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