[Zech. 9:9], ‘You should tell the daughter of Zion [i.e., the people of Jerusalem], look, your King is coming to you. He is gentle and [will be] riding on a donkey, [even] on a colt, the offspring of the donkey.’”
Mark 15:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) [So], Pilate again asked them, “Then what shall I do to this one you call the king of the Jews?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And again Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with the Man Whom you call the King of the Jews? American Standard Version (1901) And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? Common English Bible Pilate replied, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?” Catholic Public Domain Version But Pilate, responding again, said to them: "Then what do you want me to do with the king of the Jews?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews? |
[Zech. 9:9], ‘You should tell the daughter of Zion [i.e., the people of Jerusalem], look, your King is coming to you. He is gentle and [will be] riding on a donkey, [even] on a colt, the offspring of the donkey.’”
But the leading priests stirred up the crowd to insist that Pilate release Barabbas to them instead.
They began bringing accusations against Him, saying, “We discovered this man misleading the people of our nation and telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he himself was the Messiah, a king!”
But God exalted Him at His right side to be a Prince and Savior and to give the people of Israel [an opportunity] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and [receive] forgiveness of [their] sins [through Him].