For he perceived that the leading priests had turned Jesus over to him out of envy.
Mark 15:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Pilate answered them; “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews [i.e., Jesus]?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he replied to them, Do you wish me to set free for you the King of the Jews? American Standard Version (1901) And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Common English Bible Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” Catholic Public Domain Version But Pilate answered them and said, "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pilate answered them, and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews? |
For he perceived that the leading priests had turned Jesus over to him out of envy.
The crowd [then] went to Pilate and asked him to do what he was accustomed to doing for them [i.e., release a prisoner of their choosing during the Passover Festival].
But since you [Jews] have a custom that I should release to you one [prisoner] during the Passover Festival, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”