Mark 15:15

Mark 15:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
• New International Version (NIV)Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.

Context of Mark 15:15

13They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!” So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. 16The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. 17They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head.

Mark 15:15 word by word

ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος βουλόμενος τῷ ὄχλῳ τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιῆσαι ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν καὶ παρέδωκεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας ἵνα σταυρωθῇ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• willingβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• to contentποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• ·ἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• releasedἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbas · BarabbasG912
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• when he had scourgedφραγελλόωphragelloō · to whipG5417
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• be crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Mark 15:15

• Proverbs 29:25Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.
• Psalms 57:11Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.
• Matthew 27:26So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
• Luke 23:24So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded.
• John 19:1Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip.
• Acts 24:27After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.
• Acts 25:9Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?”
• Galatians 1:19The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.
• Mark 10:34They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”
• Psalms 129:3My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
• Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting.
• Matthew 20:19Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
• Luke 18:33They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.”
• 1 Peter 2:24He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.

Commentaries on Mark 15:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15To satisfy the crowd: To protect his job, Pilate ordered the crucifixion of an innocent man. he had Jesus flogged: Flogging (severe beating) usually came before crucifixion. Soldiers used leather straps with pieces of metal, stone, or bone attached. These blows tore the skin and could even cause death. This fulfilled what Jesus had predicted earlier in 10:34.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:15

• Barabbas
• Civil Service
• Complicity
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Punishment
• Rulers
• Scourging
• Verdict

In the dictionaries

• Barabbas
• Jesus
• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Scourging

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