Mark 15:2

“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.

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In The King James Version

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

In Context

1As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders and teachers of the Law – that is to say, the whole High Council – put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

3Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:2“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”

Mark 15:9he answered, “Do you want me to release the ‘king of the Jews’ for you?”

Mark 15:18and then began to salute him. “Long life to you, king of the Jews!” they said.

Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, “This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is ‘Christ, a king.’”

John 19:19Pilate also had these words written and put up over the cross – ‘JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.’

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:2-15

Christ Brought before Pilate. 1 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. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 5 But… Read the whole commentary →

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