18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
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He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. …
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, …
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-21)Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews’ malice, delivers Christ to be crucified , Mark 15:15. Willing to content the people , to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them , who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be crucified , who was the glory and blessing of their nation. Though he had scou…
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