Mark 15:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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  • Matt 27:17-21 : 17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up. 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
  • John 18:39 : 39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
  • John 19:4-5 : 4 And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him. 5 Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold, the man!
  • John 19:14-16 : 14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! 15 They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. 16 Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. 14 But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you, 15 and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

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  • Mark 15:10-16
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    92%

    10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

    11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

    12And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

    13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

    14And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

    15And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

    16And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

  • John 18:38-40
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    38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him.

    39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

    40They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.)

  • Mark 15:2-6
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    2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.

    3And the chief priests accused him of many things.

    4And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.

    5But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.

    6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

  • Matt 27:15-17
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    15Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

    16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

    17When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

  • John 18:33-35
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    33Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

    34Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

    35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

  • John 19:12-15
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    12Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

    13When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

    14Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

    15They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

  • Luke 23:20-21
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    20And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;

    21but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

  • Matt 27:20-23
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    20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

    23And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • Luke 23:3
    81%

    3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

  • Mark 15:8
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    8And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.

  • John 19:21-22
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    21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

    22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

  • Matt 27:11
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    11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

  • Luke 23:24-25
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    24And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.

    25And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

  • John 18:29-31
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    29Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

    30They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

    31Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

  • John 19:9-10
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    77%

    9and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

  • Luke 23:17-18
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    75%

    17(Ommitted)

    18But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:--

  • John 19:6
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    6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him] ! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.

  • John 19:19
    74%

    19And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Mark 15:26
    74%

    26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Luke 23:13
    73%

    13And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

  • Mark 15:18
    73%

    18and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!