Mark 15:15

“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, etc..] To satisfy and make them easy, who were become very noisy and tumultuous, and fearing the consequences of their resentment, should he not comply, of which he had formerly had experience; therefore to humour them, and keep in their favour, after he had washed his hands, to testify his innocence in the matter, he released Barabbas unto them; the seditious person, robber, and murderer, as they desired: and delivered Jesus when he had scourged him; or having scourged him; for this he had done before, hoping the Jews would have been satisfied with that, and not have insisted on any further punishment. The Arabic version very wrongly renders the…”

“15:15 to pacify the crowd: To protect his job, Pilate ordered a completely innocent man to be crucified. • He ordered Jesus flogged: Flogging was preliminary to crucifixion. It was done with leather thongs tipped with metal, stone, or bone. This laceration of the flesh could itself bring death. Jesus’ prediction in 10:34 was now being fulfilled.”

“willing: Pro 29:25; Psa 57:11; Mat 27:26; Luk 23:24, Luk 23:25; Joh 19:1, Joh 19:16; Act 24:27; Act 25:9; Gal 1:19 when: Mar 10:34; Psa 129:3; Isa 50:6; Mat 20:19, Mat 27:26; Luk 18:33; Joh 19:1; Pe1 2:24 Mark 15:16”