Mark - 15:16



16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:16.

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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band;
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium)
And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.
Then the soldiers led him away to the court of the praetorium. And they called together the entire cohort.
The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Called Praetorium - The hall of the "praetor," or Roman governor, where he sat to administer justice.
Whole band - See the notes at Matthew 27:27.

And the soldiers led him away into the hall,.... From the place called the pavement, where was the judge's bench, from which he passed sentence on Christ, to a large room,
called the praetorium, or judgment hall; being the hall, or room, where the praetor, or Roman magistrate, kept his court of judicature; and is the same place the Jews would not go into, lest they should be defiled, and become unmeet to eat the Chagigah that day; and into which Pilate had Jesus more than once alone, John 18:28, but now he had a large company with him:
and they call together the whole band; very likely the soldiers, into whose custody Jesus was put, and who led him away, were the four soldiers that attended his crucifixion, and parted his garments; but for greater diversion they got together the whole band to which they belonged; See Gill on Matthew 27:27.

Praetorium - The inner hall, where the praetor, a Roman magistrate, used to give judgment. But St. John calls the whole palace by this name. Matthew 27:27; John 19:2.

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