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But at this point the leading priests stirred up the mob to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. (Mark 15:6) Manipulation and control. And there are few practitioners as skilled at this dark craft as those religious leaders who have presumed to use and abuse people for their own…read moreToday's "Moment with Mark" (119)
Now it was the governor's custom to release one prisoner each year at Passover time — anyone the people requested. One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, convicted along with others for murder during an insurrection. The mob began to crowd in toward Pilate, asking him to…read moreToday's "Moment with Mark" (118)
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Yes, it is as you say." Then the leading priests accused him of many crimes, and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to say something? What about all these charges against you?" But Jesus said…read moreToday's "Moment with Mark" (117)
Very early in the morning the leading priests, other leaders, and teachers of religious law — the entire high council — met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. (Mark 15:1 NLT) Ah, yes! Pilate, the Roman Governor! Since the Jewish…read moreToday's "Moment with Mark" (116)
A little later some other bystanders began saying to Peter, "You must be one of them because you are from Galilee." Peter said, "I swear by God, I don't know this man you're talking about." And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Suddenly, Jesus' words…read more
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