Mark 15:2

Mark 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
• New International Version (NIV)“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.”

Context of Mark 15:2

1As soon as it was morning, having held a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, the chief priests tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” 3And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of!”

Mark 15:2 word by word

Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ Πιλᾶτος· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ λέγει· σὺ λέγεις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 15:2

• Matthew 2:2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”
• Matthew 27:11Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him. Jesus answered, “You say so.”
• Luke 23:3So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
• John 18:33Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
• John 19:19Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
• 1 Timothy 6:13In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

Commentaries on Mark 15:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The phrase King of the Jews is similar to the Jewish title "King of Israel" in 15:32. You have said so: The response Jesus gives to Pilate's question appears in all four Gospels. Jesus clearly understood himself to be a king (10:37–38; 11:9–10; 12:35–37). Pilate eventually crucified him for this reason (15:26). But Pilate knew Jesus was not a political threat (John 18:33–39).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:2

• Indictments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pleading
• Self-Defense

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• King of the Jews
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• God

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