Mark 15:15

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος Pilatos	G4091	close-pressed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
willing	βουλόμενος boulomenos	G1014	to "will · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
content	ποιῆσαι poiēsai	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active infinitive
people	ὄχλῳ ochlō	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — dative singular masculine
released	ἀπέλυσεν apelusen	G630	to free fully · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Barabbas	Βαραββᾶν Barabban	G912	son of Abba · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
delivered	παρέδωκεν paredōken	G3860	to surrender · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
scourged	φραγελλώσας phragellōsas	G5417	to whip · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
to	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
crucified	σταυρωθῇ.¶ staurōthēa	G4717	to impale on the cross · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Matthew 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
John 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
Psalms 129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Mark 10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Psalms 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
John 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews' malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mar 15:15. Willing to content the people, to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them, who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be crucified, who was the glory and blessing of their nation. Though he had scourged him before, hoping that would content them, and then not designing to crucify him, yet he went on to that; for no wonder that he who could persuade himself to chastise one that was innocent (Luk 23:16), could by degrees persuade himself to crucify him. Christ was crucified, for that was, 1. A bloody…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 15:8

The multitude crying aloud - Αναβοησας. The word itself strongly marks the vociferations, or, to come nearer the original word, the bellowing of the multitude. It signifies, properly, a loud and long cry, such as Christ emitted on the cross. See the whole history of these proceedings against our Lord treated at large, on Matthew 27 (note).

John Gill on Mark 15:15

And so Pilate, willing to content the people,.... To satisfy and make them easy, who were become very noisy and tumultuous, and fearing the consequences of their resentment, should he not comply, of which he had formerly had experience; therefore to humour them, and keep in their favour, after he had washed his hands, to testify his innocence in the matter, he released Barabbas unto them; the seditious person, robber, and murderer, as they desired: and delivered Jesus when he had scourged him; or having scourged him; for this he had done before, hoping the Jews would have been satisfied with that, and not have insisted on any further punishment. The Arabic version very wrongly renders the…

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John Calvin on Mark 15:15-21

Mark 15:15-21 Matthew 27:24-32 Mark 15:15-21 Luke 23:24-32 24. But Pilate, perceiving that he gained nothing by it, but that the tumult became the greater, took water, and washed his hands before the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man: see you to it. 25. And the whole people, answering, said, His blood be on us and on our children. 26. Then he released to them Barabbas, and after having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor conducted Jesus into the Pretorium, and gathered around him the whole band. 28. And having stripped him, they put on him a scarlet robe. 29. And having wreathed a crown of thorns, they…

The Church Fathers

He himself suffered the lash, in whose name his servants now scourge the devil and his angels. He who now crowns the martyrs with eternal garlands was himself crowned with thorns.
— Cyprian, Treatise IX. On the Advantage of Patience 7

(ubi sup.) We must understand that Jesus was scourged by no other than Pilate himself. For John writes, Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him, (John 13:1) which we must suppose that he did, that the Jews might be satisfied with His pains and insults, and cease from thirsting for His blood.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For Christ was not discerned by the ungodly, but was condemned with the ungodly; for it was said concerning Him, "He was accounted among the wicked." The robber escaped, Christ was condemned. He who was loaded with criminal accusations received pardon; He who has released from their crimes all who confess Him, was condemned.
— Augustine of Hippo, TRACTATES ON JOHN 31.11

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Dictionary and topics

Scourging — (1 Kings 12:11). Variously administered. In no case were the stripes to exceed forty (Deut. 25:3; comp. 2 Cor. 11:24). In the time of the apostles, in consequence of the passing of what was called…
Barabbas · A pri — A pri
Civil Service · CORRUPTION IN — CORRUPTION IN
Complicity · .Pilate, in the — .Pilate, in the
Courts Of Justice · The judgment of: Immediately executed — The judgment of: Immediately executed
Demagogism · .Pilate — .Pilate
Judge · .Pilate — .Pilate
Opinion, Public · .By Pilate — .By Pilate
Politics · .Pilate, con — .Pilate, con
Prisoners · Scourged — Scourged
Scourging · .Of Jesus — .Of Jesus
Verdict · Against Jesus — Against Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:8

John Gill on Mark 15:15

John Calvin on Mark 15:15-21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:8

John Gill on Mark 15:15

John Calvin on Mark 15:15-21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 15:15