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THE MESSAGE
Mark 15:2
Pilate asked him, "Are you the ‘King of the Jews'?" He answered, "If you say so." The high priests let loose a barrage of accusations.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
So Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
King James Version (1611)
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answering, said vnto him, Thou sayest it.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answering, said vnto him, Thou sayest it.
King James Version
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
English Standard Version
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
New American Standard Bible
Pilate questioned Him: "So You are the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."
Pilate questioned Him: "So You are the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."
New Century Version
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Those are your words."
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Those are your words."
Amplified Bible
Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He replied to him, "It is as you say."
Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He replied to him, "It is as you say."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."
Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."
Legacy Standard Bible
And Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and *said, "You yourself say it."
And Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and *said, "You yourself say it."
Berean Standard Bible
So Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
So Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
Contemporary English Version
He asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Those are your words," Jesus answered.
He asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Those are your words," Jesus answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
Pilate put this question to him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "The words are yours."
Pilate put this question to him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "The words are yours."
Darby Translation
And Pilate asked him, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, *Thou* sayest.
And Pilate asked him, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, *Thou* sayest.
Easy-to-Read Version
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes, that is right."
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes, that is right."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answered, and sayde vnto him, Thou sayest it.
Then Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answered, and sayde vnto him, Thou sayest it.
George Lamsa Translation
And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? He answered and said to him, You say that.
And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? He answered and said to him, You say that.
Good News Translation
Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "So you say."
Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "So you say."
Lexham English Bible
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And he answered him and said, "You say so."
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And he answered him and said, "You say so."
Literal Translation
And Pilate questioned Him, Are you the king of the Jews? And answering, He said to him, You say it .
And Pilate questioned Him, Are you the king of the Jews? And answering, He said to him, You say it .
American Standard Version
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
Bible in Basic English
And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
Hebrew Names Version
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered, "So you say."
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered, "So you say."
International Standard Version
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" JesusHe">[fn] answered him, "You say so."Matthew 27:11;">[xr]
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" JesusHe">[fn] answered him, "You say so."Matthew 27:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And Pilatos asked him, Art thou the King of the Jihudoyee ? And he replied and said to him, Thou hast said.
And Pilatos asked him, Art thou the King of the Jihudoyee ? And he replied and said to him, Thou hast said.
Murdock Translation
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? He replied and said to him: Thou hast said.
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? He replied and said to him: Thou hast said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Pilate asked hym: Art thou the kyng of the Iewes? And he aunswered and sayde vnto hym: thou sayest it?
And Pilate asked hym: Art thou the kyng of the Iewes? And he aunswered and sayde vnto hym: thou sayest it?
English Revised Version
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
World English Bible
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayst it.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayst it.
Weymouth's New Testament
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are *you* the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are *you* the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Pilat axide hym, Art thou kynge of Jewis? And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou seist.
And Pilat axide hym, Art thou kynge of Jewis? And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou seist.
Update Bible Version
And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And answering he says to him, You say.
And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And answering he says to him, You say.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering, said to him, Thou sayest [it].
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering, said to him, Thou sayest [it].
New English Translation
So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."
So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."
New King James Version
Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, "It is as you say."
Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, "It is as you say."
New Living Translation
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You have said it."
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You have said it."
New Life Bible
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He said to Pilate, "What you say is true."
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He said to Pilate, "What you say is true."
New Revised Standard
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "You say so."
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "You say so."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Pilate questioned him - Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, saith - Thou, sayest.
And Pilate questioned him - Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, saith - Thou, sayest.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
Revised Standard Version
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Pilate axed him: arte thou the kynge of the Iewes? And he answered and sayde vnto him: thou sayest it.
And Pilate axed him: arte thou the kynge of the Iewes? And he answered and sayde vnto him: thou sayest it.
Young's Literal Translation
and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say [it].'
and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say [it].'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Pylate axed him: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes? He answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou sayest it.
And Pylate axed him: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes? He answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou sayest it.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Pilate therefore ask'd him, art thou the king of the Jews? and he made answer, yes.
Pilate therefore ask'd him, art thou the king of the Jews? and he made answer, yes.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it."
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it."
Contextual Overview
1 At dawn's first light, the high priests, with the religious leaders and scholars, arranged a conference with the entire Jewish Council. After tying Jesus securely, they took him out and presented him to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, "Are you the ‘King of the Jews'?" He answered, "If you say so." The high priests let loose a barrage of accusations. 4Pilate asked again, "Aren't you going to answer anything? That's quite a list of accusations." Still, he said nothing. Pilate was impressed, really impressed. 6It was a custom at the Feast to release a prisoner, anyone the people asked for. There was one prisoner called Barabbas, locked up with the insurrectionists who had committed murder during the uprising against Rome. As the crowd came up and began to present its petition for him to release a prisoner, Pilate anticipated them: "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?" Pilate knew by this time that it was through sheer spite that the high priests had turned Jesus over to him. 11But the high priests by then had worked up the crowd to ask for the release of Barabbas. Pilate came back, "So what do I do with this man you call King of the Jews?" 13 They yelled, "Nail him to a cross!" 14 Pilate objected, "But for what crime?" But they yelled all the louder, "Nail him to a cross!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Luke 23:3, John 18:33-37, John 19:19-22, 1 Timothy 6:13
Reciprocal: Mark 14:61 - Art Mark 14:62 - I am Mark 15:12 - whom Luke 22:70 - Ye say John 18:37 - Thou
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
Genesis 15:2
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."
Genesis 15:4
Then God 's Message came: "Don't worry, he won't be your heir; a son from your body will be your heir."
Then God 's Message came: "Don't worry, he won't be your heir; a son from your body will be your heir."
Genesis 15:6
And he believed! Believed God ! God declared him "Set-Right-with-God."
And he believed! Believed God ! God declared him "Set-Right-with-God."
Genesis 24:2
Abraham spoke to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh and swear by God —God of Heaven, God of Earth—that you will not get a wife for my son from among the young women of the Canaanites here, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac."
Abraham spoke to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh and swear by God —God of Heaven, God of Earth—that you will not get a wife for my son from among the young women of the Canaanites here, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed hard to God for his wife because she was barren. God answered his prayer and Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, "If this is the way it's going to be, why go on living?" She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her, Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger.
Isaac prayed hard to God for his wife because she was barren. God answered his prayer and Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, "If this is the way it's going to be, why go on living?" She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her, Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger.
Genesis 43:19
So they went up to Joseph's house steward and talked to him in the doorway. They said, "Listen, master. We came down here one other time to buy food. On our way home, the first night out we opened our bags and found our money at the mouth of the bag—the exact amount we'd paid. We've brought it all back and have plenty more to buy more food with. We have no idea who put the money in our bags."
So they went up to Joseph's house steward and talked to him in the doorway. They said, "Listen, master. We came down here one other time to buy food. On our way home, the first night out we opened our bags and found our money at the mouth of the bag—the exact amount we'd paid. We've brought it all back and have plenty more to buy more food with. We have no idea who put the money in our bags."
Genesis 44:1
Joseph ordered his house steward: "Fill the men's bags with food—all they can carry—and replace each one's money at the top of the bag. Then put my chalice, my silver chalice, in the top of the bag of the youngest, along with the money for his food." He did as Joseph ordered.
Joseph ordered his house steward: "Fill the men's bags with food—all they can carry—and replace each one's money at the top of the bag. Then put my chalice, my silver chalice, in the top of the bag of the youngest, along with the money for his food." He did as Joseph ordered.
Psalms 127:3
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Pilate asked him, art thou the king of the Jews?.... Which either he had heard before that it was said by him, and his followers; or was what the Jews now suggested to him as his crime, which they desired sentence of death might pass upon him:
and he answering, said unto him, thou sayest it; which is all one as if he had said, I am; :-; for so he was in a sense, in which he explained himself to Pilate's satisfaction,
John 18:36;
John 18:36- :.
