Mark 15:3

Mark 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
• New International Version (NIV)The chief priests accused him of many things.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the chief priests accused him of many things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.

Context of Mark 15:3

1And 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. 2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Mark 15:3 word by word

καὶ κατηγόρουν αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς πολλά.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the chief priestsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• accusedκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• of many thingsπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• butδέde · thenG1161
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762

Cross-references for Mark 15:3

• Matthew 27:12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
• Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
• John 18:29Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
• John 19:6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
• Mark 15:5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
• Mark 14:60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Commentaries on Mark 15:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Pilate asked Jesus to defend himself against the charges.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:3

• Court
• Jesus, the Christ
• Self-Defense

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Jesus Christ
• Nothing
• Pilate; Pontius
• Son of Man, the

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