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

16So the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort. 17They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him. They began to salute him: “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him. 20When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away 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 passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
• Genesis 37:10When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, “What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
• John 19:14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is 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

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• 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