Mark 15:10 meaning and explanation
For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
Mark 15:10, Berean Standard Bible
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Pilate, the Roman governor, has just asked the crowd whether they want him to release "the King of the Jews." Mark tells us Pilate's insight: he recognized that the chief priests had handed Jesus over out of envy, not because of any real threat to Roman order. The Greek word is phthonos, meaning envy or jealousy.
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