Mark 15:9

9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,

Mark 15:9 in Other Translations

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

9 And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews? ”

9 “Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked.

9 Pilate anticipated them: "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?"

9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

9 Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to free the king of the Jews for you?"

9 So Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?"

9 "Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?" asked Pilate.

Mark 15:9 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:9

But Pilate answered them; saying
Being satisfied of the innocence of Jesus, and being willing to dismiss him:

will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
he who is called so; and which he either said by way of derision both of Christ, and them; or else in order to prevail upon them to ask his release, it being scandalous and reproachful to put their king to death.

Mark 15:9 In-Context

7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.

8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,

10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 2