Mark 15:7

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 15:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
Mark 15:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And there was one named Barabbas, etc..] A prisoner of that name at Jerusalem; which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him: he had been at the head of a seditious mob, and he and his accomplices were taken and put in prison: who had committed murder in the insurrection; which may be connected either with Barabbas, and read in the singular number, as it is in the Vulgate Latin version, “he had committed”; or with the seditious persons he lay bound with, and be read in the plural number, “they had committed murder”, as it is in the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; and so in the ancient copies; and the Ethiopic renders it, “he was bound with seditious persons and…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Insurrection - A crime which the Roman governors, and Pilate in particular, were more especially concerned and careful to punish. Mark 15:9”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 27:16; Luk 23:18, Luk 23:19, Luk 23:25 Mark 15:9”
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