Mark 15:2

Simplified Cowboy Version

Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

King James Version
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."

New American Standard Bible
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."

Amplified Bible
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."

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
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."

Darby Translation
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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
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.

Good News Translation
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."

Literal Translation
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.

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.

Hebrew Names Version
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered, "So you say."

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
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.

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?

English Revised Version
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."

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.

Weymouth's New Testament
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.

Update Bible Version
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].

New English Translation
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."

New Living Translation
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."

New Revised Standard
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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."

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.

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].'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.

THE MESSAGE
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.

Contextual Overview

¹ Very early in the morning, all the religious leaders had made their plan against Jesus. They tied him up and handed him over to Pilate, the local Roman governor in charge. ²Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it." ³This got the religious leaders all riled up. They were screaming and yelling accusations at Jesus. ⁴Pilate questioned Jesus again, "Are you not going to defend yourself? Listen to everything they are saying about you!" ⁵But Jesus kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.Pilate was amazed that a man could keep quiet in the face of so many deadly allegations. ⁶During the Feast of Flatbread, and the celebration of Passover, it was a tradition to release one person who was in jail and waiting execution. ⁷There was one particularly nasty fellow named Barabbas, who was locked up for murder. ⁸The crowd asked Pilate to release a prisoner and he asked if they would rather release Jesus or Barabbas. ⁹Pilate said, "Do you want me to let the Boss of the Jews go?" ¹⁰But he knew the religious leaders were just jealous of Jesus. Pilate was stalling and trying to help him all he could.

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

Acts 7:5
"But God didn't give him the land. Not even a small water lot to keep his horses. But God did say he would give all the land to Abe's descendants. This was ironic because Abe and his wife couldn't have kids.

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- :.