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OET-RV by cross-referenced section MARK 15:6

MARK 15:6–15:15 ©

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Pilate agrees to execute an innocent man

Mark 15:6–15

Yhn 18:39—19:16

Mat 27:15–26

Luke 23:13–25

15:6 Pilate agrees to execute an innocent man

(Yhn 18:39–19:16, Mat. 27:15-26, Luke 23:13-25)

6Now at time of the Jewish Passover, Pilate would normally pardon one prisoner for them and release him. 7There was another prisoner at the time named Barabbas who was an activist accused of murder. 8By now, the crowd had arrived and asked Pilate to release a prisoner as usual at Passover. 9So he asked them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?” 10This was because Pilate was well aware that the chief priests had brought Yeshua because they were jealous of his popularity. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to start saying that it was Barabbas that they wanted released. 12So Pilate asked again, “Then what should I do with this man that you call the King of the Jews?”

13The crowd yelled back, “Execute him on a pole.”

14Pilate demanded, “What has he even done wrong?”

But they just yelled louder, “Execute him on a pole!”

15Now Pilate wanted to placate the crowd, so he had Barabbas released while he had Yeshua flogged and then handed over to the execution squad.

39But you all have a custom here that the governor can release one prisoner during the Passover. So would you like me to release the king of the Jews?”

40But they all yelled back, “No, not this one. Release Barabbas.” (Barabbas was a robber.)

19So Pilate took Yeshua and had him flogged. 2Then the soldiers twisted some thorn branches together into a crown and put it on Yeshua’s head, and they dressed him in a royal purple robe. 3They came up to him and said, “Greetings, you king of the Jews,” and then slapped him.

4Then Pilate went back outside and said to the Jews, “Look here. I’m bringing him out to you so that you all can know that I didn’t find him guilty of anything.” 5So they led Yeshua out wearing the thorny crown and the kingly robe, and Pilate said, “Look. Here’s the man.”

6Now when the chief priests and their supporters saw him, they yelled out, “Execute him on a stake! Execute him on a stake!”

“Well you take him and execute him on a stake,” Pilate answered, “because I haven’t found anything that he’s guilty of.”

7The Jews responded, “We have a law and he should be executed according to that law because he said he was the son of God.”

8Now when Pilate heard that, he became more afraid. 9So he went back inside the residence and asked Yeshua, “Where do you come from?”

But Yeshua didn’t answer him. 10So Pilate said, “Why don’t you answer me? Don’t you realise that I have the authority to release you and I also have the authority to have you executed on a stake?”

11You have no authority over me,Yeshua answered, “none at all, except what has been granted to you from above. Because of this, the sin of the person who handed me over to you is greater.

12After hearing this, Pilate wanted to release him but the Jews yelled out, “If you release that man, you’re no friend of Caesar. Everyone who claims to be a king is no friend of Caesar’s.”

13So now Pilate, having heard all this, brought Yeshua outside again. Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat at a place called The Stone Pavement (and called Gabbatha in Hebrew). 14It was now about noon on the day when the Passover meal is prepared, and Pilate said to the Jews, “Look. Here’s your king.”

15They yelled back, “Take him away. Take him away. Execute him on a stake.”

Pilate asked them, “You want me to have your king executed on a stake?”

“We don’t have any king other than Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

16So Pilate gave them his permission and handed Yeshua over to them, and they took him away to be executed on a stake.

27:15 The guiltless Yeshua is sentenced to death

(Mark 15:6-15, Luke 23:13-25, Yhn 18:39–19:16)

15It was the time of the Passover celebrations, and a tradition had been established that the governor would release one prisoner to the people—whoever they chose. 16At that time, there was a well-known prisoner named Barabbas, 17so when all the people had gathered, Pilate shouted down to them, “Who would you all like me to release: Barabbas or Yeshua who’s also being called the messiah?” 18He said this because he knew that Yeshua had been arrested because of the jealousy of the Jewish leaders.

19But while Pilate was still making his judgement, his wife sent a note to him, saying, “Don’t touch that guiltless man because I was very distressed by a dream I had about him.”

20Meanwhile the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to request that Barabbas be released and that Yeshua should be sentenced, 21so when the governor asked them, “Which of these two men should I release?” they called back, “Barabbas.”

22So what should I do to Yeshua who’s called the messiah?” Pilate asked.

“Execute him on a stake!” they all responded.

23“But what crime has he done?” demanded Pilate.

But they just kept yelling loudly, “Execute him on a stake.”

24[ref]When Pilate saw that it was going nowhere other than to turn into a riot, got a bowl of water and washed his hands up there in front of the crowd, announcing, “I’m innocent of the blood of this man who has done nothing wrong. It’s your responsibility now.”

25The responsibility for his blood will be on us and on our children,” the people shouted back.

26Then Pilate commanded that Barabbas be released. He commanded that Yeshua be flogged and then he handed him over to be executed.


23:13 The innocent prisoner sentenced to death

(Yhn 18:39–19:16, Mark 15:6-15, Mat. 27:15-26)

13So Pilate called together the chief priests and the local leaders and the people 14and told them, “You brought this man to me for stirring up the people, but listen, I’ve examined him in front of you all and I find him to be not guilty of anything that you’re all accusing him of, 15and Herod didn’t either, because he just sent him back to us. Now listen, he’s done nothing worthy of a death sentence 16so I’ll have him disciplined and then discharged.

17 18But they all yelled out in unison, “Take him away and release Barabbas instead!” 19(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for murder after an uprising that had occurred in the city.)

20Pilate called out again to them wanting to release Yeshua 21but they kept yelling, “Execute him on a stake! Execute him on a stake!”

22He tried a third time, “But what crime has this man committed? I’ve found nothing worthy of the death sentence, so I’ll discipline him and then release him.”

23But they kept loudly insisting that he be executed on a stake, and the yelling of the crowd was strong enough to convince Pilate, 24so he conceded to their request 25and released the one thrown into prison for murder and rebellion, but he conceded to sentence Yeshua as they had wanted.

Collected OET-RV cross-references

Deu 21:6-9:

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