Mark 15:11

15:11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release ¹  Barabbas instead.

Mark 15:7

15:7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

Mark 15:15

15:15 Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, ²  after he had Jesus flogged, ³  he handed him over ⁴  to be crucified.

[15:11]  ¹ tn Grk “to have him release for them.”

[15:15]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:15]  ³ tn The Greek term φραγελλόω (fragellow) refers to flogging. BDAG 1064 s.v. states, “flog, scourge, a punishment inflicted on slaves and provincials after a sentence of death had been pronounced on them. So in the case of Jesus before the crucifixion…Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15.”

[15:15]  ⁴ tn Or “delivered him up.”