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  • Mark 15:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 6 Well, from festival to festival, he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested.+

  • Mark 15:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 6 Κατὰ According to δὲ but ἑορτὴν festival ἀπέλυεν he was loosing off αὐτοῖς to them ἕνα one δέσμιον bound one ὃν whom παρῃτοῦντο. they were petitioning for.

  • Mark 15:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 6 Well, from festival to festival he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they petitioned for.+

  • Mark 15:6
    The Bible in Living English
    • 6 And every feast-time he used to release to them one prisoner whom they begged off.

  • Mark 15:6
    American Standard Version
    • 6 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

  • Mark 15:6
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 6 Now at feast time he was wont to release unto them one prisoner, whom they were claiming.

  • Mark 15:6
    King James Version
    • 6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

  • Mark Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 15:6

      used to release to them one prisoner: This incident is mentioned by all four Gospel writers. (Mt 27:15-23; Lu 23:16-25; Joh 18:39, 40) There is no basis or precedent for this custom in the Hebrew Scriptures. However, it seems that by Jesus’ day, the Jews had developed this tradition. The practice would not have seemed strange to the Romans, since there is evidence that they released prisoners to please the crowds.

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