Mark 15:18

Mark 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
• New International Version (NIV)And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Context of Mark 15:18

16The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers]. 17They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him; and they began saluting and mocking Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19They kept beating Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him. 20After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.

Mark 15:18 word by word

καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀσπάζεσθαι αὐτόν· χαῖρε βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Hailχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Mark 15:18

• Mark 15:29Those who were passing by were insulting Him with abusive and insolent language, wagging their heads [as a sign of contempt], and saying, “Ha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in [only] three days,
• Genesis 37:10He told it to his father as well as to his brothers; but his father rebuked him and said to him [in disbelief], “What is [the meaning of] this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down to the ground [in respect] before you?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him and [cruelly] offering Him sour wine,
• John 19:14Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover [week], and it was about the sixth hour (noon). He said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”

Commentaries on Mark 15:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18King of the Jews: This was the official charge for which the Romans declared Jesus guilty (15:2, 26).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:18

• Irony
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Soldiers

In the dictionaries

• King of the Jews
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Games
• Greeting
• Hail (2)

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings