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Stirred Up Like an Earthquake
Commentators note the Greek word for "stirred up" implies a violent agitation, like an earthquake. The chief priests didn't just persuade the crowd; they actively and intensely manipulated them. They saw Pilate's offer to release Jesus as a direct threat to their plan and worked furiously to turn the people against him.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 15:11
Stirred up (ανεσεισαν).
Shook up like an earthquake (σεισμος). Matthew 27:20 has a weaker word,…
Charles Spurgeon
On Mark 15:11–13
19th Century
Preacher
This was the very best reply to the charge of high treason; for, if Jesus had really set himself up as a king in the place of Caesar, the people, w…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 15:11
Pilate had attempted to deflect the purpose of the crowd and substitute the release of Jesus instead of Barabbas. This was a serious threat to the …
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John Gill
On Mark 15:11
17th Century
Pastor
But the chief priests moved the people
Greatly solicited and persuaded them, both in person, and by their officers t…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 15:1–14
17th Century
Minister
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 Ki…