Mark 15:12

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

Mark 15:12 in Other Translations

12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

12 And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?"

12 Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”

12 Pilate came back, "So what do I do with this man you call King of the Jews?"

12 Pilate asked them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?"

Mark 15:12 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:12

And Pilate answered and said again unto them
Being astonished that they should ask the release of such an infamous person; and being very desirous of saving Jesus:

what will ye then that I shall do unto him, whom ye call the king of
the Jews?
at least many of you; would you have me put him to death? surely this can never be desired; or would you have me inflict some slight punishment on him, as scourging him, and so dismiss him? (See Gill on Matthew 27:22).

Mark 15:12 In-Context

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.

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.

14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”