Mark 15:11 meaning and explanation

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

Mark 15:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Mark 15:11 comes near the climax of Jesus' trial before Pilate, the Roman governor. Pilate has offered the crowd a customary feast-time release, naming Jesus "the King of the Jews," and Mark notes that Pilate knew the chief priests had handed Jesus over out of envy.

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