Mark 15:3
Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 38:14I act like a man who does not answer when people talk to him, because he cannot hear anything.
Matthew 27:12When he was accused by the chief priests and elders {When the chief priests and elders accused him} about various things, he did not answer.
Mark 15:5But even though Jesus was not guilty, he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
John 18:29So Pilate came out to talk to them. He said, “What law do you say that this man has disobeyed?”
John 19:12Because of that, Pilate kept trying to release Jesus. But the Jewish leaders [SYN], threatening to report to the Emperor that Pilate was not going to punish a man who claimed he was a king, continued to shout, “Anyone who claims that he is a king is opposing the Emperor! So if you release this man, we will make sure that the Emperor learns about it, and then he will not consider you as his friend!”
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 →