Mark 15:6

During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, ¹  whomever they requested.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

Now it was the custom at the Feast to release a prisoner whom the people requested.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

Now it was the governor’s custom to release one prisoner each year at Passover time––anyone the people requested.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

It was a custom at the Feast to release a prisoner, anyone the people asked for.

SABDAweb Mar 15:6

Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

bibleoremus Mar 15:6

Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.

biblegateway Mar 15:6

During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, ¹  whomever they requested.

¹ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn The custom of Pilate to release one prisoner to them is unknown outside the gospels in Jewish writings, but it was a Roman custom at the time and thus probably used in Palestine as well (cf. Matt 27:15; John 18:39); see W. W. Wessel, “Mark,” EBC 8:773-74.