Mark 15:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.”

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BSBPD

“But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:11 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
  2. Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  3. John 18:40“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
  4. Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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