Mark Chapter 15 verse 6 Holy Bible
Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
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Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.
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But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].
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Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
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Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
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And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - St. Mark omits here what took place next in the order of events, namely, the sending of our Lord by Pilate to Herod (Luke 23:5). This was Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee; and Pilate, apparently convinced of our Lord's innocence, hoped to escape the responsibility of condemning an innocent man, by handing him over to Herod; for Pilate had heard that our Lord was a Galilean. Moreover, he hoped to accomplish another good result, namely, to recover the favor of Herod, which was desirable on political grounds. The first intention failed; for Herod sent our Lord back to Pilate in mockery, "arraying him in gorgeous apparel" (περιβαλὼν ἐσθῆτα λαμπρὰν). But the second succeeded: "Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day" (Luke 23:12). There was now, however, another resource. At the feast (κατα ἑορτὴν) - literally, at feast-time - he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him ὅνπερ ἠτοῦντο). In St. John (John 18:39) we read that Pilate said, "Ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) He released . . . whomsoever they desired.--Both verbs are in the tense which implies custom.
