Mark 15:14

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Summary

Mark 15:14

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

Why

1 Peter 1:19

And

General references

Luke 23:13

Acts 13:28

Bible References

Why

They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man's tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

Pilate asked, "What is truth?" When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!"

For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

And

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.

He asked, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!"

But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!"

When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" for about two hours.

The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!"

General references

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.