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

1Very 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. Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.” 3Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, 4and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 15:2

• Matthew 2:2“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
• Matthew 27:11Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him. Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
• Luke 23:3So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
• John 18:33Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.
• John 19:19And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
• 1 Timothy 6:13And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony 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

In the dictionaries

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