Mark 15:12

12 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος πάλιν ἀποκριθεὶς ἔλεγεν ⸃ αὐτοῖς · Τί οὖν θέλετε ποιήσω ὃν λέγετε ⸃ τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;

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 ἐγίνωσκεν γὰρ ὅτι διὰ φθόνον παραδεδώκεισαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς.

11 οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς ἀνέσεισαν τὸν ὄχλον ἵνα μᾶλλον τὸν Βαραββᾶν ἀπολύσῃ αὐτοῖς.

12 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος πάλιν ἀποκριθεὶς ἔλεγεν ⸃ αὐτοῖς · Τί οὖν θέλετε ποιήσω ὃν λέγετε ⸃ τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;

13 οἱ δὲ πάλιν ἔκραξαν · Σταύρωσον αὐτόν.

14 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς · Τί γὰρ ἐποίησεν κακόν; οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραξαν · Σταύρωσον αὐτόν.