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THE MESSAGE
Mark 15:4
Pilate 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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of!”
Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of!”
King James Version (1611)
And Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witnesse against thee.
And Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witnesse against thee.
King James Version
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
English Standard Version
And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."
And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."
New American Standard Bible
But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!"
But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!"
New Century Version
So Pilate asked Jesus another question, "You can see that they are accusing you of many things. Aren't you going to answer?"
So Pilate asked Jesus another question, "You can see that they are accusing you of many things. Aren't you going to answer?"
Amplified Bible
Then Pilate again asked Him, "Have You no answer [to give]? See how many charges they are bringing against You!"
Then Pilate again asked Him, "Have You no answer [to give]? See how many charges they are bringing against You!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"
Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, "You answer nothing? See how many accusations they bring against You!"
Then Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, "You answer nothing? See how many accusations they bring against You!"
Berean Standard Bible
Then Pilate questioned Him again, "Do You not answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!"
Then Pilate questioned Him again, "Do You not answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!"
Contemporary English Version
Then Pilate questioned him again, "Don't you have anything to say? Don't you hear what crimes they say you have done?"
Then Pilate questioned him again, "Don't you have anything to say? Don't you hear what crimes they say you have done?"
Complete Jewish Bible
and Pilate again inquired of him, "Aren't you going to answer? Look how many charges they are making against you!"
and Pilate again inquired of him, "Aren't you going to answer? Look how many charges they are making against you!"
Darby Translation
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Pilate asked Jesus another question. He said, "You can see that these people are accusing you of many things. Why don't you answer?"
So Pilate asked Jesus another question. He said, "You can see that these people are accusing you of many things. Why don't you answer?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? beholde howe many things they witnesse against thee.
Wherefore Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? beholde howe many things they witnesse against thee.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Pilate asked again and said to him, Do you not answer? see, how many are testifying against you.
Then Pilate asked again and said to him, Do you not answer? see, how many are testifying against you.
Good News Translation
so Pilate questioned him again, "Aren't you going to answer? Listen to all their accusations!"
so Pilate questioned him again, "Aren't you going to answer? Listen to all their accusations!"
Lexham English Bible
So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"
So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"
Literal Translation
But Pilate again questioned Him, saying, Do You answer nothing? Behold, how many things they testify against You.
But Pilate again questioned Him, saying, Do You answer nothing? Behold, how many things they testify against You.
American Standard Version
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
Bible in Basic English
And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.
And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.
Hebrew Names Version
Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
International Standard Version
So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"Matthew 27:13;">[xr]
So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"Matthew 27:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
but he, Pilatos, asked him again and said to him, Returnest thou not an answer ? see how many are witnessing against thee.
but he, Pilatos, asked him again and said to him, Returnest thou not an answer ? see how many are witnessing against thee.
Murdock Translation
And Pilate again questioned him, and said to him: Makest thou no reply? See how much they testify against thee!
And Pilate again questioned him, and said to him: Makest thou no reply? See how much they testify against thee!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Pilate asked hym agayne, saying: Aunswerest thou nothyng? Beholde, howe many thynges they witnesse agaynst thee.
So Pilate asked hym agayne, saying: Aunswerest thou nothyng? Beholde, howe many thynges they witnesse agaynst thee.
English Revised Version
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
World English Bible
Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing?
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing?
Weymouth's New Testament
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Pilat eftsoone axide hym, and seide, Answerist thou no thing? Seest thou in hou many thingis thei accusen thee?
But Pilat eftsoone axide hym, and seide, Answerist thou no thing? Seest thou in hou many thingis thei accusen thee?
Update Bible Version
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Do you answer nothing? look how many things they accuse you of.
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Do you answer nothing? look how many things they accuse you of.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.
New English Translation
So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"
So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"
New King James Version
Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!" [fn]
Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!" [fn]
New Living Translation
and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?"
and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?"
New Life Bible
Pilate asked Him again, "Have You nothing to say? Listen to the things they are saying against You!"
Pilate asked Him again, "Have You nothing to say? Listen to the things they are saying against You!"
New Revised Standard
Pilate asked him again, "Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you."
Pilate asked him again, "Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Pilate, again, was questioning him, saying- Answerest thou, nothing? See! of how many things, they are accusing thee!
And, Pilate, again, was questioning him, saying- Answerest thou, nothing? See! of how many things, they are accusing thee!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold in how many things they accuse thee.
And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold in how many things they accuse thee.
Revised Standard Version
And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."
And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Wherfore Pilate axed him agayne sayinge: Answerest thou nothinge? Beholde how many thinges they lay vnto thy charge.
Wherfore Pilate axed him agayne sayinge: Answerest thou nothinge? Beholde how many thinges they lay vnto thy charge.
Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'
And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Pylate axed him agayne, and sayde: Answerest thou nothinge? Beholde, how sore they laye to yi charge.
But Pylate axed him agayne, and sayde: Answerest thou nothinge? Beholde, how sore they laye to yi charge.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Pilate spake to him again, and said, will you make no defence for your self? don't you hear what they urge against you?
Pilate spake to him again, and said, will you make no defence for your self? don't you hear what they urge against you?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pilate questioned Jesus again, "Are you not going to defend yourself? Listen to everything they are saying about you!"
Pilate questioned Jesus again, "Are you not going to defend yourself? Listen to everything they are saying about you!"
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
Answerest: Matthew 26:62, Matthew 27:13, John 19:10
Reciprocal: Acts 25:7 - and laid
Cross-References
2 Samuel 7:12
God's Covenant with David Before long, the king made himself at home and God gave him peace from all his enemies. Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent." Nathan told the king, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it. God is with you." But that night, the word of God came to Nathan saying, "Go and tell my servant David: This is God 's word on the matter: You're going to build a ‘house' for me to live in? Why, I haven't lived in a ‘house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent. And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, ‘Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?' "So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The God -of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging along after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel. I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you. Now I'm making you famous, to be ranked with the great names on earth. And I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around any more. Nor will evil men afflict you as they always have, even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. Finally, I'm going to give you peace from all your enemies. "Furthermore, God has this message for you: God himself will build you a house! When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child, your own flesh and blood, to succeed you, and I'll firmly establish his rule. He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule permanently. I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. When he does wrong, I'll discipline him in the usual ways, the pitfalls and obstacles of this mortal life. But I'll never remove my gracious love from him, as I removed it from Saul, who preceded you and whom I most certainly did remove. Your family and your kingdom are permanently secured. I'm keeping my eye on them! And your royal throne will always be there, rock solid." Nathan gave David a complete and accurate account of everything he heard and saw in the vision. King David went in, took his place before God , and prayed: "Who am I, my Master God , and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master God ! What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master God , just as I am. You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are—out of your very heart!—but you've let me in on it. "This is what makes you so great, Master God ! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears. And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt? You established for yourself a people—your very own Israel!—your people permanently. And you, God , became their God. "So now, great God , this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised! Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, ‘The God -of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence. For you, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, ‘I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you. "And now, Master God , being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me, please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master God ! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"
God's Covenant with David Before long, the king made himself at home and God gave him peace from all his enemies. Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent." Nathan told the king, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it. God is with you." But that night, the word of God came to Nathan saying, "Go and tell my servant David: This is God 's word on the matter: You're going to build a ‘house' for me to live in? Why, I haven't lived in a ‘house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent. And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, ‘Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?' "So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The God -of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging along after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel. I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you. Now I'm making you famous, to be ranked with the great names on earth. And I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around any more. Nor will evil men afflict you as they always have, even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. Finally, I'm going to give you peace from all your enemies. "Furthermore, God has this message for you: God himself will build you a house! When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child, your own flesh and blood, to succeed you, and I'll firmly establish his rule. He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule permanently. I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. When he does wrong, I'll discipline him in the usual ways, the pitfalls and obstacles of this mortal life. But I'll never remove my gracious love from him, as I removed it from Saul, who preceded you and whom I most certainly did remove. Your family and your kingdom are permanently secured. I'm keeping my eye on them! And your royal throne will always be there, rock solid." Nathan gave David a complete and accurate account of everything he heard and saw in the vision. King David went in, took his place before God , and prayed: "Who am I, my Master God , and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master God ! What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master God , just as I am. You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are—out of your very heart!—but you've let me in on it. "This is what makes you so great, Master God ! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears. And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt? You established for yourself a people—your very own Israel!—your people permanently. And you, God , became their God. "So now, great God , this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised! Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, ‘The God -of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence. For you, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, ‘I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you. "And now, Master God , being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me, please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master God ! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"
2 Samuel 16:11
"Besides," continued David to Abishai and the rest of his servants, "my own son, my flesh and bone, is right now trying to kill me; compared to that this Benjaminite is small potatoes. Don't bother with him; let him curse; he's preaching God 's word to me. And who knows, maybe God will see the trouble I'm in today and exchange the curses for something good."
"Besides," continued David to Abishai and the rest of his servants, "my own son, my flesh and bone, is right now trying to kill me; compared to that this Benjaminite is small potatoes. Don't bother with him; let him curse; he's preaching God 's word to me. And who knows, maybe God will see the trouble I'm in today and exchange the curses for something good."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Pilate asked him again,.... In the presence of the chief priests, who laid so many things to his charge; for the former question was put, when Jesus and he were alone in the judgment hall, whither the Jews would not enter for fear of being defiled; see
John 18:28;
saying, answerest thou nothing behold how many things they witness against thee? The charges were many, and very heinous, and which Pilate thought called for self-defence; John 18:28- :.
