Mark 15:15

Mark · New Testament · Chapter 15

“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”Mark 15:15

What Does Mark 15:15 Mean?

Mark 15:15 is found in the book of Mark, chapter 15, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Mark 15:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 50:6“I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.”Matthew 27:26“Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.”John 19:1“Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.”Luke 23:24“And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.”Acts 24:27“But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.”Exodus 23:2“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”Psalms 129:3“The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.”Proverbs 29:25“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”Mark 10:34“And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.”Luke 23:16“I will therefore chastise him, and release him.”Luke 23:25“And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.”Psalms 57:11“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.”Luke 23:20“Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.”John 18:40“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”John 19:16“Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.”Acts 25:9“But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?”1 Peter 2:24“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”Matthew 20:19“And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.”Luke 18:33“And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.”Acts 27:42“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”

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