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Mark 15:12–16

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And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
And they cried out again, Crucify him.
Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
¶ And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
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From verse 12

  1. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 1 from verse 12
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  2. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 2 from verse 12
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  3. Acts 5:31Rank 3 from verse 12
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    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

  4. John 19:14–16Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

    16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

  5. Luke 23:2Rank 5 from verse 12
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    2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

  6. Luke 23:20–24Rank 6 from verse 12
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    20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

    21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

    22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

    23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

    24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

  7. Mark 11:9–11Rank 7 from verse 12
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    9And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

    10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

    11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

  8. Mark 15:1–2Rank 8 from verse 12
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    1AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

    2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

  9. Matthew 2:2–4Rank 9 from verse 12
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    2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

    3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

  10. Matthew 21:5Rank 10 from verse 12
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    5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

  11. Matthew 27:22–23Rank 11 from verse 12
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    22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

  12. Proverbs 2:6–7Rank 12 from verse 12
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    6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

    7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

  13. Zechariah 9:9Rank 13 from verse 12
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

From verse 14

  1. Luke 23:41Rank 1 from verse 14
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    41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

  2. 1 Peter 1:19Rank 2 from verse 14
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    19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  3. Acts 19:34Rank 3 from verse 14
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    34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

  4. Acts 22:22–23Rank 4 from verse 14
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    22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

    23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

  5. Acts 7:54–57Rank 5 from verse 14
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    54¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

    55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

    56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

    57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

  6. Hebrews 7:26Rank 6 from verse 14
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    26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  7. Isaiah 53:3Rank 7 from verse 14
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  8. Isaiah 53:9Rank 8 from verse 14
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    9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

  9. John 18:38Rank 9 from verse 14
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    38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

  10. John 19:12–15Rank 10 from verse 14
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

    13¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  11. John 19:6Rank 11 from verse 14
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    6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

  12. Luke 23:14–15Rank 12 from verse 14
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    14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

    15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

  13. Luke 23:21Rank 13 from verse 14
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    21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

  14. Luke 23:23–24Rank 14 from verse 14
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    23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

    24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

  15. Luke 23:4Rank 15 from verse 14
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    4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

  16. Luke 23:47Rank 16 from verse 14
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    47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

  17. Matthew 27:19Rank 17 from verse 14
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    19¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

  18. Matthew 27:23–25Rank 18 from verse 14
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    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

    24¶ When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

    25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

  19. Matthew 27:4Rank 19 from verse 14
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    4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

  20. Matthew 27:54Rank 20 from verse 14
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    54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

  21. Psalms 69:4Rank 21 from verse 14
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    4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

From verse 15

  1. Isaiah 50:6Rank 1 from verse 15
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    6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  2. John 19:1Rank 2 from verse 15
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    1THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

  3. Matthew 27:26Rank 3 from verse 15
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    26¶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

  4. Mark 10:34Rank 4 from verse 15
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    34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  5. Proverbs 29:25Rank 5 from verse 15
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  6. Psalms 129:3Rank 6 from verse 15
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    3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

  7. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 7 from verse 15
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  8. John 19:16Rank 8 from verse 15
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    16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

  9. Psalms 57:11Rank 9 from verse 15
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    11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

  10. Acts 24:27Rank 10 from verse 15
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    27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

  11. Acts 25:9Rank 11 from verse 15
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    9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

  12. Luke 18:33Rank 12 from verse 15
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    33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  13. Luke 23:24–25Rank 13 from verse 15
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    24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

    25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

  14. Matthew 20:19Rank 14 from verse 15
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    19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  15. Galatians 1:19Rank 15 from verse 15
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    19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

From verse 16

  1. Matthew 27:27–31Rank 1 from verse 16
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    27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

    28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

    29¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

    30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

    31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

  2. John 19:9Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

  3. John 18:28Rank 3 from verse 16
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    28¶ Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

  4. Matthew 26:3Rank 4 from verse 16
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

  5. Acts 10:1Rank 5 from verse 16
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    1THERE was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

  6. John 18:33Rank 6 from verse 16
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    33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

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Mark 15:12

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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Mark 15:13

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cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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crucify

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1. To put to death by fastening to a cross. 2. By figure, to treat as crucified or to put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 15:14

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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crucify

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1. To put to death by fastening to a cross. 2. By figure, to treat as crucified or to put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 15:15

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willing

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Disposed, ready, or consenting by choice; desiring or intending to do the stated thing.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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released

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of release. Sense 1: To set a person free from custody or restraint. Sense 2: To remit or cease exacting a debt or obligation.

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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scourged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of scourge, meaning to whip, afflict, or punish severely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

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Mark 15:16

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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band

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Sense 1: A strip, fastening, or binding part. Sense 2: A company or organized body of people, especially soldiers. Sense 3: To unite or associate together for a common purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

15:7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

15:8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

15:9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

15:10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

15:11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

15:12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

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15:13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

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15:14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

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15:15¶ And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

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15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.

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15:17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

15:18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

15:19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

15:20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

15:21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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