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Mark 15:11

Stirred up

(ανεσεισαν).Shook up

like an earthquake (σεισμος). Matthew 27:20 has a weaker word, "persuaded" (επεισαν). Effective aorist indicative. The priests and scribes had amazing success. If one wonders why the crowd was fickle, he may recall that this was not yet the same people who followed him in triumphal entry and in the temple. That was the plan of Judas to get the thing over before those Galilean sympathizers waked up. "It was a case of regulars against an irregular, of priests against prophet" (Gould). "But Barabbas, as described by Mark, represented a popular passion, which was stronger than any sympathy they might have for so unworldly a character as Jesus--the passion for political liberty" (Bruce). "What unprincipled characters they were! They accuse Jesus to Pilate of political ambition, and they recommend Barabbas to the people for the same reason" (Bruce). The Sanhedrin would say to the people that Jesus had already abdicated his kingly claims while to Pilate they went on accusing him of treason to Caesar.Rather

(mƒllon). Rather than Jesus. It was a gambler's choice.

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See also Mark 15:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MOVED. vehemently stirred up (as by an earth quake). Greek. _anaseio,_ connected with _seismos_, an earth quake. PEOPLE. crowd. as in Mark 15:8....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _But the chief priests_ It was probably at this juncture that he received the message from his wife imploring him to have nothing to do with "_that just person_" (Matthew 27:19) standing before him. H...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΟἹ ΔῈ�. It was the hierarchy, and neither Pilate nor the people, who first suggested Barabbas. We are not told what means they used to change the attitude of the people towards Jesus. But the citizens...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _JESUS WAS TRIED AND CONDEMNED -- MARK 15:1-20:_ The Jews charged Jesus with blasphemy because He called Himself the Son of God. Jesus was tried before Pilate, a weak leader that would do anything to...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΆΝΈΣΕΙΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΣΕΊΩ (G383) подогревать, возбуждать, ΆΠΟΛΎΣΗ _aor. conj. act., см._ Mark 15:6. _Conj._ в _прид._ цели....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    5. JESUS BEFORE PILATE 15:1-20 _TEXT 15:1-20_ And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried hi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And 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. For the e...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Jesus or Barabbas?_ (Matthew 27:15-26; Luke 23:16-25)....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter is one of those that needs little explanation and must ever be read in awe and reverence. Pilate represented the Roman empire, which attempted to secure itself by its ordinary methods of...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (6) Now at _that_ feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. (7) And there was one named. Barabbas, _which lay_ bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had com...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THE CHIEF PRIESTS MOVED THE PEOPLE,.... Greatly solicited and persuaded them, both in person, and by their officers they employed, and dispersed among them, to make use of arguments with them to p...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But the chief priests_ Being very solicitous to carry the plan they had formed for his destruction into execution; _moved the people_ To desire the release of Barabbas, though he was a scandalous and...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Christ before Pilate. Matthew 27:1-31; LUKE 23:1-25; JOHN 18:28-40; John 19:1-16....

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    When men who have the Bible and profess to be religious, prefer a robber and a murderer to the Prince of life, the Saviour of men, and wish the one to be set at liberty and the other crucified, they s...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    BUT THE CHIEF PRIESTS MOVED THE PEOPLE THAT HE SHOULD RATHER RELEASE BARABBAS UNTO THEM....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Pilate's attempt to release Jesus:...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    TITLE : Pilate's Mistakes TEXT : Mark 15:1-15 PROPOSITION : The local congregation must learn from the mistakes of Pilate. QUESTION : Which? KEY WORD : Mistakes READING : Mark 15:9-15 INTRODUCTION :...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-14 They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the King, they, in effect, delivered up the kingdom o...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "MARK 15:2...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Mark 15:11 But G1161 priests G749 up G383 (G5656) crowd G3793 that G2443 rather G3123 release G630 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he should rather release Barabbas to them.' The crowd that had arrived seeking the release of Barabbas now gained the support of the Chief Priests, who...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    THIS account is closely related to that of Matthew, but the remorse and suicide of Judas are omitted, and in the narrative of the trial before Pilate some independent details are introduced....

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Mark 15:1. _Straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council._ Συνεδριν, the whole sanhedrim, consisting of seventy, but which must ne...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Gospels Compared

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER XV. 1 _Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate_. 15 _Upon the clamour of the common people, the murderer Barabbas is loosed, and Jesus delivered up to be crucified_. 17 _He is crowned w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 15:1. AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL.—_Even the whole Sanhedrin_, which consisted of the three classes just named—chief priests, elders, and scribes (1Ma. 14:28). Mark 15:...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MARK 15:1 AND STRAIGHTWAY IN THE MORNING THE CHIEF PRIESTS WITH THE ELDERS AND SCRIBES, AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL, HELD A CONSULTATION, AND BOUND JESUS, AND CARRIED HIM AWAY, AND DELIVERED HIM...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn to Mark's gospel chapter 15. Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane in the evening or late night, and immediately brought before Caiaphas the high priest and some of the rulers wher...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 3:14; Hosea 5:1; John 18:40; Matthew 27:20...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Moved [α ν ε σ ε ι σ α ν]. A feeble translation. Seiw is to shake. Hence seismov, an earthquake. See on Matthew 13:8. Better as Rev., stirred up. Wyc., The bishops stirred the company of people....

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