The Bible Study Podcast, episode 608.

Today, the Bible Study podcast starts the study of Mark Chapter 15.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast.

I'm your host, Chris Christensen.

Mark Chapter 15 is Mark's

version of what happened on Good Friday. It starts very early in the morning. The only thing

it's missing is Peter's denial, which happens just before the first cock crows. So technically

maybe that's the end of the day before. Jesus before Pilate, very early in the

morning, the chief priests with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedron made

their plans. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Are you the king of the

Jews? asked Pilate. You have said so, Jesus replied.

The chief priests accused him of many things, so again, Pilate asked him, aren't you going to answer?

See how many things they are accusing you of. But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilot was amazed.

Now, it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner

whom the people requested. A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists

who had committed murder in the uprising. The crowd came up and asked Pilot to do for them what he

usually did. Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews? asked Pilate,

knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priest had handed Jesus over to him. But the chief

priest stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead. What shall I do then with the one

you call the king of the Jews? Pilate asked them. Crucify him, they shouted. Why? What crime

has he committed? asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, crucify him. Wanting to satisfy

the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be

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