Mark 15:6

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Mark 15:6 - Amplified Bible

Now at the Feast he [was accustomed to] set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Mark 15:6 - American Standard Version

Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

Mark 15:6 - Bible in Basic English

Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

Mark 15:6 - Darby Bible

But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].

Mark 15:6 - English Standard Version

Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.

Mark 15:6 - King James Version

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

Mark 15:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ahora bien, en cada fiesta él acostumbraba soltarles un preso, el que ellos pidieran.

Mark 15:6 - The Message

It was a custom at the Feast to release a prisoner, anyone the people asked for. There was one prisoner called Barabbas, locked up with the insurrectionists who had committed murder during the uprising against Rome. As the crowd came up and began to present its petition for him to release a prisoner, Pilate anticipated them: "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?" Pilate knew by this time that it was through sheer spite that the high priests had turned Jesus over to him.

Mark 15:6 - New American Standard Bible

Now at {the} feast he used to release for them {any} one prisoner whom they requested.

Mark 15:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Ahora bien, en cada fiesta Pilato acostumbraba soltarles un preso, el que ellos pidieran.

Mark 15:6 - World English Bible

Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

Mark 15:6 - Young's Living Translation

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

Mark 15:6 - Additional Comments

This was the Passover, the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Each year at this time, when the crowds would come to Jerusalem, Pilate would let the crowd select a prisoner to be released. This probably was typically someone the Jews liked that had gotten on the bad side of the Romans. This was a small bone to throw to regularly gain some favor with the population he ruled over.

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