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 Living Translation (NLT)Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

Context of Mark 15:1

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. 2Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.” 3And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.

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 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
• Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
• Luke 22:66As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying,
• Acts 4:5And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes,
• Mark 10:33“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;
• Matthew 20:18“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,
• Luke 18:32For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
• Luke 23:1Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate.
• John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.

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
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim
• Superscription
• Witness

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