Mark 15:8

New Century Version

The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to free a prisoner as he always did.

Cross References

Matthew 27:15

Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose.

Mark 10:1

Then Jesus left that place and went into the area of Judea and across the Jordan River. Again, crowds came to him, and he taught them as he usually did.

Mark 15:7

At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison who was a rebel and had committed murder during a riot.

Mark 15:9

So Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?”

Exodus 12:6

Take care of the animals until the fourteenth day of the month. On that day all the people of the community of Israel will kill them in the evening before dark.