Mark 15:15-16

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¹⁵So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus ^[a]scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.^(A)

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¹⁶The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the ^[b]Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers].^(B)

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Mark 15:15 I.e. whipped with a short whip of metal-tipped leather thongs. There was no limit to the number of lashings. Frequently, the body was so lacerated that the intestines gushed out. It was not uncommon for a prisoner to die from scourging.
Mark 15:16 The residence of the Roman provincial governor.