Mark 15:18

Mark 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And began to salute 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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”

Context of Mark 15:18

16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out 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 hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
• Genesis 37:10When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar
• John 19:14It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

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