Mark - 15:12



12 Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:12.

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And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?
And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do to him whom ye call King of the Jews?
And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?
But Pilate, responding again, said to them: "Then what do you want me to do with the king of the Jews?"
Pilate, however, spoke to them again, "What should I do then with the man whom you call the 'king of the Jews'?"

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Pilate answered and said again unto them,.... Being astonished that they should ask the release of such an infamous person; and being very desirous of saving Jesus:
what will ye then that I shall do unto him, whom ye call the king of the Jews? at least many of you; would you have me put him to death? surely this can never be desired; or would you have me inflict some slight punishment on him, as scourging him, and so dismiss him? See Gill on Matthew 27:22.

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