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

1Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.” 3The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly. 4Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

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

• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• questionedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• Him, “Are You the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• And He answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• you sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 15:2

• Matthew 2:2“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
• Matthew 27:11Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”
• Luke 23:3So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”
• John 18:33Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
• John 19:19Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
• 1 Timothy 6:13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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

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• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• King of the Jews
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• 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