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

7Now a man named Bar-Abba had been in jail with the rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. 8The crowd came up and began to request what he was accustomed to do for them. But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10For he knew that out of envy the ruling kohanim had handed Him over. 11But the ruling kohanim stirred up the crowd, so he would release Bar-Abba 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Will yeθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• that I releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Mark 15:9

• Matthew 27:17So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want me to release for you? Yeshua who is Bar-Abba, or Yeshua who is called Messiah?”
• John 18:39But it’s your custom that I release someone for you at Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
• John 19:4Pilate came out again. He said to them, “Look, I’m bringing Him out to you, to let you know that I find no case against Him.”
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Yeshua—the One you handed over and disowned before Pilate, 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