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Monday, July 14th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Simplified Cowboy Version
Mark 15:8
The crowd asked Pilate to release a prisoner and he asked if they would rather release Jesus or Barabbas.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom.
The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom.
King James Version (1611)
And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.
And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.
King James Version
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
English Standard Version
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
New American Standard Bible
And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
New Century Version
The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to free a prisoner as he always did.
The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to free a prisoner as he always did.
Amplified Bible
The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
Berean Standard Bible
So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
Contemporary English Version
The crowd now came and asked Pilate to set a prisoner free, just as he usually did.
The crowd now came and asked Pilate to set a prisoner free, just as he usually did.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do for them what he usually did,
When the crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do for them what he usually did,
Darby Translation
And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.
And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people came to Pilate and asked him to free a prisoner as he always did.
The people came to Pilate and asked him to free a prisoner as he always did.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the people cried aloude, and began to desire that he woulde doe as he had euer done vnto them.
And the people cried aloude, and began to desire that he woulde doe as he had euer done vnto them.
George Lamsa Translation
And the people cried out, and began to ask, to do for them according to the custom.
And the people cried out, and began to ask, to do for them according to the custom.
Good News Translation
When the crowd gathered and began to ask Pilate for the usual favor,
When the crowd gathered and began to ask Pilate for the usual favor,
Lexham English Bible
And the crowd came up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.
And the crowd came up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.
Literal Translation
And crying aloud, the crowd began to beg him to do as he always did to them.
And crying aloud, the crowd began to beg him to do as he always did to them.
American Standard Version
And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them.
And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them.
Bible in Basic English
And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.
And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.
Hebrew Names Version
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
International Standard Version
So the crowd came and began to request that hePilate">[fn] do for them what he always did.
So the crowd came and began to request that hePilate">[fn] do for them what he always did.
Etheridge Translation
And the people cried out and began to demand, that as he was used he would do to them.
And the people cried out and began to demand, that as he was used he would do to them.
Murdock Translation
And the people clamored, and began to demand, that he should do to them as he was accustomed.
And the people clamored, and began to demand, that he should do to them as he was accustomed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people crying aloude, began to desire [hym] that he woulde do, according as he had euer done vnto them.
And the people crying aloude, began to desire [hym] that he woulde do, according as he had euer done vnto them.
English Revised Version
And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them.
And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them.
World English Bible
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the multitude crying aloud, desired him to do as he had ever done for them.
And the multitude crying aloud, desired him to do as he had ever done for them.
Weymouth's New Testament
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the puple was gon vp, he bigan to preie, as he euer more dide to hem.
And whanne the puple was gon vp, he bigan to preie, as he euer more dide to hem.
Update Bible Version
And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he usually did for them.
And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he usually did for them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the multitude crying aloud, began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done to them.
And the multitude crying aloud, began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done to them.
New English Translation
Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
New King James Version
Then the multitude, crying aloud, [fn] began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them.
Then the multitude, crying aloud, [fn] began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them.
New Living Translation
The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.
The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.
New Life Bible
All the people went to Pilate and asked him to do as he had done before.
All the people went to Pilate and asked him to do as he had done before.
New Revised Standard
So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom.
So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, going up, the multitude began to be claiming - according as he was wont to do for them.
And, going up, the multitude began to be claiming - according as he was wont to do for them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them.
And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them.
Revised Standard Version
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye people called vnto him and began to desyre accordinge as he had ever done vnto them.
And ye people called vnto him and began to desyre accordinge as he had ever done vnto them.
Young's Literal Translation
And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,
And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the people wente vp, and prayed him, that he wolde do, as he was wonte.
And the people wente vp, and prayed him, that he wolde do, as he was wonte.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the populace therefore fell a roaring, and desired him to do as was always practis'd.
the populace therefore fell a roaring, and desired him to do as was always practis'd.
Contextual Overview
1 Very early in the morning, all the religious leaders had made their plan against Jesus. They tied him up and handed him over to Pilate, the local Roman governor in charge.
2Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it."
3This got the religious leaders all riled up. They were screaming and yelling accusations at Jesus.
4Pilate questioned Jesus again, "Are you not going to defend yourself? Listen to everything they are saying about you!"
5But Jesus kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.Pilate was amazed that a man could keep quiet in the face of so many deadly allegations.
6During the Feast of Flatbread, and the celebration of Passover, it was a tradition to release one person who was in jail and waiting execution.
7There was one particularly nasty fellow named Barabbas, who was locked up for murder.
8The crowd asked Pilate to release a prisoner and he asked if they would rather release Jesus or Barabbas.
9Pilate said, "Do you want me to let the Boss of the Jews go?"
10But he knew the religious leaders were just jealous of Jesus. Pilate was stalling and trying to help him all he could.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:6 - the whole Matthew 27:15 - General John 18:39 - ye have
Cross-References
Luke 1:18
Zechariah lowered his gaze and asked, "How can I believe this? The wife and I are real long in the tooth."
Zechariah lowered his gaze and asked, "How can I believe this? The wife and I are real long in the tooth."
Luke 1:34
Mary sheepishly asked, "How's this going to work since I've never slept with a man?"
Mary sheepishly asked, "How's this going to work since I've never slept with a man?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the multitude crying aloud,.... The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, and when the "multitude", or "people went up", to the place called the pavement, where the judgment seat was; and so it is read in Beza's most ancient copy; but the former reading is to be preferred:
began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done to them: that is, release a prisoner to them, as he had done at every passover, since he had been a governor over them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 15:8. The multitude crying aloud — αναβοησας. The word itself strongly marks the vociferations, or, to come nearer the original word, the bellowing of the multitude. It signifies, properly, a loud and long cry, such as Christ emitted on the cross. See the whole history of these proceedings against our Lord treated at large, on Matthew 27:0. Matthew 27:1-26, &c.
