151 And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered 'him' to Pilate; 2 and Pilate questioned him, 'Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, 'Thou dost say 'it'.' 3 And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, 'but he answered nothing.' 4 And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!' 5 and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.
6 And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking; 7 and there was 'one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder. 8 And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them, 9 and Pilate answered them, saying, 'Will ye 'that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?' 10 for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up; 11 and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them. 12 And Pilate answering, again said to them, 'What, then, will ye 'that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?' 13 and they again cried out, 'Crucify him.' 14 And Pilate said to them, 'Why—what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, 'Crucify him;'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 15:1-14
Commentary on Mark 15:1-14
(Read Mark 15:1-14)
They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the King, they, in effect, delivered up the kingdom of God, which was, therefore, as by their own consent, taken from them, and given to another nation. Christ gave Pilate a direct answer, but would not answer the witnesses, because the things they alleged were known to be false, even Pilate himself was convinced they were so. Pilate thought that he might appeal from the priests to the people, and that they would deliver Jesus out of the priests' hands. But they were more and more urged by the priests, and cried, Crucify him! Crucify him! Let us judge of persons and things by their merits, and the standard of God's word, and not by common report. The thought that no one ever was so shamefully treated, as the only perfectly wise, holy, and excellent Person that ever appeared on earth, leads the serious mind to strong views of man's wickedness and enmity to God. Let us more and more abhor the evil dispositions which marked the conduct of these persecutors.