Mark 15:1-15Holman Christian Standard
Bible (HCSB)
Jesus Faces Pilate
15 As soon as it was
morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the
elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up,
they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked Him, “Are
You the King of the Jews?”
He answered him, “You
have said it.”[a]
3 And the chief priests began
to accuse Him of many things. 4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything?
Look how many things they are accusing You of!” 5 But Jesus still did not
answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.
Jesus or Barabbas
6 At the
festival it was Pilate’s custom to release for the people a prisoner
they requested. 7 There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who
had committed murder during the rebellion. 8 The crowd came up and began
to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. 9 So Pilate answered them,
“Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew it was because
of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over. 11 But the chief priests
stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
12 Pilate asked them again,
“Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
13 Again they shouted,
“Crucify Him!”
14 Then Pilate said to them,
“Why? What has He done wrong?”
But they shouted, “Crucify
Him!” all the more.
15 Then, willing to gratify
the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged,[b] he handed Him over to
be crucified.
Questions:
1.
Why did they want to crucify Jesus?
A.
They wanted to crucify Jesus because he is King of the Jews.
2.
Why didn’t Jesus reply to the accusations being made against Him?
A.
Jesus didn’t answer because no matter what would happen He
understood that He must be crucified for the sins of the world. It wasn’t up to Him, but His Father’s,
God.
3.
It was customary to offer up another person during this
festival. Pilate offered up Barabbas or
Jesus to the people. What did the people say? And how were they convinced?
A.
They said they wanted Barabbas free and to crucify Jesus. They people were stirred up by the priests. The larger the crowed, the stupider they
are.
4.
Pilate asked them, what has He done wrong?
A.
The crowed yells, crucify him, Pilate doesn’t want to see Jesus’
death, but the crowed gets to choose.
