Mark 15:12

Mark 15:12 Meaning and Explanation

And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

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Pilate asks the crowd what he should do, then, with the one they call the King of the Jews.

What Does Mark 15:12 Mean?

The first maneuver has failed; the crowd wants Barabbas. So Pilate puts the remaining prisoner's fate to the square: what shall I do with him? A Roman judge hands his gavel to the loudest voice.

What shall I do with Jesus? It is the question no one finally escapes. Pilate tried to remain a neutral administrator, and the story shows that neutrality is itself a verdict; the man who would not decide for Jesus decided against him. Every life answers Pilate's question with something: allegiance or a shrug, a following or a washing of hands. The crowd will answer in a word. The reader must answer with a life.

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Pilate asks the crowd what he should do, then, with the one they call the King of the Jews.

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