Mark 15:6 meaning and explanation
Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
Mark 15:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Mark has just described Jesus standing trial before Pilate, the Roman governor, while the chief priests press their accusations. This verse pauses the action to explain a custom: at the feast, Pilate would release one prisoner chosen by the crowd, a gesture of goodwill toward a people he governed.
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