Mark 15:15

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Cross-reference

Mark 10:34 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 10:34 foretells the very scourging and crucifixion carried out here — a direct prophecy fulfilled.

1 Peter 2:24 Related theme

1 Peter 2:24 interprets Jesus' scourging as bearing our sins — it adds redemptive meaning behind the physical suffering.

In Proverbs 29:25, fear of man is a snare — exactly what drives Pilate to deliver Jesus despite knowing his innocence.

Isaiah 50:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 50:6 describes the servant giving his back to strikers — a specific prophecy fulfilled when Pilate scourged Jesus.

Matthew 20:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 20:19 also prophesies the scourging and crucifixion that Mark 15:15 records as fulfilled.

In Matthew 27:26, the same sequence: Barabbas released, Jesus flogged and handed over — Matthew's parallel account.

Luke 18:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 18:33 foretells the flogging and killing that Jesus undergoes in Mark 15:15.

Acts 25:9 Parallel

Acts 25:9 shows Festus, like Pilate, seeking to gratify the Jews by offering an unjust trial — a parallel in political cowardice.

John 19:16 Parallel

In John 19:16, Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified — John's parallel conclusion of the trial.

Luke 23:24 Parallel

In Luke 23:24, Pilate grants the crowd's demand — the same decision recorded by Luke.

Luke 23:25 Parallel

In Luke 23:25, Pilate releases Barabbas and surrenders Jesus to their will — Luke's parallel telling.

John 19:1 Parallel

In John 19:1, Pilate has Jesus flogged — John's parallel detail of the scourging.

Luke 23:16 Contrast

Luke 23:16 records Pilate's intention to release Jesus after flogging — a plan that contrasts with his capitulation to the crowd here.

John 18:40 Historical context

John 18:40 identifies Barabbas as a robber — explaining the crowd's choice of him over Jesus in this verse.

Luke 23:20 Contrast

In Luke 23:20, Pilate persists in seeking Jesus' release — highlighting his reluctance versus his surrender to the crowd in Mark.

Exodus 23:2 Contrast

Exodus 23:2 prohibits following the crowd to pervert justice — exactly what Pilate did when he capitulated to the mob.

Psalm 129:3 Typology

Psalm 129:3 pictures plowing on the back — a vivid OT image that prefigures the literal scourging Jesus endured.