Mark 15:16

Jesus is Mocked

15:16 So ¹  the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) ²  and called together the whole cohort. ³ 

Mark 14:53

Condemned by the Sanhedrin

14:53 Then ⁴  they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law ⁵  came together.

[15:16]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the soldiers’ action is in response to Pilate’s condemnation of the prisoner in v. 15.

[15:16]  ² tn Grk “(that is, the praetorium).”

[15:16]  ³ sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.

[14:53]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:53]  ⁵ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.