15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (A)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

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16 (B)Now the soldiers took Him away into (C)the [a]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [b](D)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him in [c]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:16 Or court
  2. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  3. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)

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