Mark 15:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

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  • John 18:39-40 : 39 and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?' 40 therefore they all cried out again, saying, `Not this one -- but Barabbas;' and Barabbas was a robber.
  • John 19:16 : 16 Then, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led `him' away,
  • Acts 24:27 : 27 and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.
  • Acts 25:9 : 9 And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'
  • Matt 26:2 : 2 `Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.'
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 and they said, `Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
  • Matt 27:15-26 : 15 And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed, 16 and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas, 17 they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?' 18 for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up. 19 And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, `Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.' 20 And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus; 21 and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.' 22 Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!' 23 And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.' 24 And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, `I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;' 25 and all the people answering said, `His blood `is' upon us, and upon our children!' 26 Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered `him' up that he may be crucified;
  • Luke 23:16-25 : 16 having chastised, therefore, I will release him,' 17 for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast, 18 and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,' 19 who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison. 20 Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them, 21 but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.' 22 And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.' 23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing, 24 and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done, 25 and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

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  • Matt 27:15-18
    4 verses
    93%

    15And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

    16and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,

    17they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

    18for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

  • Mark 15:7-9
    3 verses
    87%

    7and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

    8And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

    9and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

  • Luke 23:14-22
    9 verses
    86%

    14said unto them, `Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

    15no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;

    16having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'

    17for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

    18and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

    19who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

    20Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them,

    21but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.'

    22And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.'

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    83%

    39and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

    40therefore they all cried out again, saying, `Not this one -- but Barabbas;' and Barabbas was a robber.

  • Luke 23:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    24and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

    25and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

  • Matt 27:20-23
    4 verses
    83%

    20And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

    21and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'

    22Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'

    23And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    81%

    11and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

    12And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye `that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

    13and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

    14And Pilate said to them, `Why -- what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

    15and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus -- having scourged `him' -- that he might be crucified.

    16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

  • Matt 27:26-27
    2 verses
    80%

    26Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered `him' up that he may be crucified;

    27then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

  • John 19:10-16
    7 verses
    75%

    10Pilate, therefore, saith to him, `To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

    11Jesus answered, `Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

    12From this `time' was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, `If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

    13Pilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, `Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

    14and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'

    15and they cried out, `Take away, take away, crucify him;' Pilate saith to them, `Your king shall I crucify?' the chief priests answered, `We have no king except Caesar.'

    16Then, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led `him' away,

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    29Pilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, `What accusation do ye bring against this man?'

    30they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'

    31Pilate, therefore, said to them, `Take ye him -- ye -- and according to your law judge him;' the Jews, therefore, said to him, `It is not lawful to us to put any one to death;'

  • Matt 27:2
    72%

    2and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Mark 15:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

    5and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.

  • Acts 12:4
    70%

    4whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered `him' to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

  • Mark 15:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered `him' to Pilate;

    2and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say `it'.'

  • Mark 11:6
    70%

    6and they said to them as Jesus commanded, and they suffered them.

  • Acts 25:16
    69%

    16unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against `him'.