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Mark 15:14
14“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the 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.
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”
Context of Mark 15:14
12“What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them. 13“Crucify him!” they shouted. “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” 15Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. 16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
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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 assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
- Matthew 27:4“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”
- Luke 23:4Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
- John 18:38“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.
- John 19:6As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
- 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
- Matthew 27:23“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
- Luke 23:23But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.
- John 19:12From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”
- Acts 7:54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
- Acts 19:34But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- Acts 22:22The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”
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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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