Mark 15:1

Mark 15:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
• New International Version (NIV)Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

Context of Mark 15:1

Early in the morning the chief priests immediately came to a decision with the leaders and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. The whole Jewish council decided to tie Jesus up, lead him away, and hand him over to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, I am,” Jesus answered him. 3The chief priests were accusing him of many things.

Mark 15:1 word by word

Καὶ εὐθὺς πρωῒ συμβούλιον ποιήσαντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ γραμματέων καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον, δήσαντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπήνεγκαν καὶ παρέδωκαν Πιλάτῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the morningπρωΐprōi · earlyG4404
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• heldποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a consultationσυμβούλιονsumboulion · counsel/councilG4824
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• councilσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
• and boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• and carriedἀποφέρωapopherō · to carry offG667
• deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091

Cross-references for Mark 15:1

• Psalms 2:2Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah by saying,
• Matthew 27:1Early in the morning all the chief priests and the leaders of the people decided to execute Jesus.
• Luke 22:66In the morning the council of the people’s leaders, the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings, gathered together. They brought Jesus in front of their highest court and asked him,
• Acts 4:5The next day the Jewish rulers, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings met in Jerusalem.
• Mark 10:33“We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to foreigners.
• Matthew 20:18“We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death
• Luke 18:32He will be handed over to foreigners. They will make fun of him, insult him, spit on him,
• Luke 23:1Then the entire assembly stood up and took him to Pilate.
• John 18:28Early in the morning, Jesus was taken from Caiaphas’ house to the governor’s palace. The Jews wouldn’t go into the palace. They didn’t want to become unclean, since they wanted to eat the Passover.
• Acts 3:13The God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed Jesus over to Pilate. You rejected him in Pilate’s presence, even though Pilate had decided to let him go free.

Commentaries on Mark 15:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the morning - See Matthew 27:1, etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ before Pilate. (1-14) Christ led to be crucified. (15-21) The crucifixion. (22-32) The death of Christ. (33-41) His body buried. (42-47) Verses 1-14 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 King, they, in effect, delivered up the kingdom of God, which was, therefore, as by their own consent, taken from them, and given to another nation. Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Early in the morning: Roman trials usually began at the start of the day. It is uncertain if this was a second meeting of the whole Sanhedrin or if it refers back to the council's decision in 14:63–64 and resumes here. Since the Sanhedrin could not impose capital punishment (John 18:31), they took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea from AD 26–36. Pilate usually lived on the coast at Caesarea. But he stayed in Jerusalem during Passover. This was…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:1

• Court
• Government
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim

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