Mark 15:14 Meaning and Explanation
“Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Pilate asks what evil Jesus has done; the crowd only shouts the louder, Crucify him.
What Does Mark 15:14 Mean?
Pilate's question, Why, what evil hath he done, receives no answer, because there is none to give. The crowd does not argue its case; it escalates it. Reason has left the square, and volume has taken its place.
The governor's unanswered question hangs over the passion forever: no evil, no fault, no charge that survives the asking. Jesus dies precisely as the innocent one, who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth (1 Peter 2:22), and the crowd's failure to name a crime becomes unwitting testimony to the spotless Lamb. When truth is shouted down rather than answered, Mark would have us notice, and stand with the question rather than the noise.
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What does Mark 15:14 mean?
Pilate asks what evil Jesus has done; the crowd only shouts the louder, Crucify him.