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Mark 15:8

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 15:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.
Mark 15:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
7And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
8And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.
9And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
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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 the multitude crying aloud, etc..] The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, and when the “multitude”, or “people went up”, to the place called the pavement, where the judgment seat was; and so it is read in Beza's most ancient copy; but the former reading is to be preferred: began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done to them: that is, release a prisoner to them, as he had done at every passover, since he had been a governor over them.”
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