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Wycliffe Bible

Mark 15:2

And Pilat axide hym, Art thou kynge of Jewis? And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou seist.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Indictments;   Jesus, the Christ;   Pleading;   Self-Defense;   Thompson Chain Reference - Pilate, Pontius;   Pontius Pilate;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Christ as;   Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Christ, Christology;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Sanhedrin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Incarnation (2);   Israel, Israelite;   King (2);   Names and Titles of Christ;   Oath;   Passion Week;   Pilate;   Questions and Answers;   Trial of Jesus;   Trinity (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Pilate, Pontius;   Sayest;  

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
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" JesusHe
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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.
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the boss of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You said it, but I ain't denying it."

Contextual Overview

1 And anoon in the morewtid the hiyeste prestis maden a counsel with the elder men, and the scribis, and with al the counsel, and bounden Jhesu and ledden, and bitoken hym to Pilat. 2 And Pilat axide hym, Art thou kynge of Jewis? And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou seist. 3 And the hieste prestis accusiden hym in many thingis. 4 But Pilat eftsoone axide hym, and seide, Answerist thou no thing? Seest thou in hou many thingis thei accusen thee? 5 But Jhesus answeride no more, so that Pilat wondride. 6 But bi the feeste dai he was wont to leeue to hem oon of men boundun, whom euer thei axiden. 7 And `oon ther was that was seid Barabas, that was boundun with men of dissencioun, that hadden don manslauytir in seducioun. 8 And whanne the puple was gon vp, he bigan to preie, as he euer more dide to hem. 9 And Pilat answeride `to hem, and seide, Wolen ye Y leeue to you the kyng of Jewis? 10 For he wiste, that the hiyeste prestis hadden takun hym bi enuye.

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
And so whanne these thingis weren don, the word of the Lord was maad to Abram bi a visioun, and seide, Abram, nyle thou drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is ful greet.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram seide, Lord God, what schalt thou yyue to me? Y schal go with oute fre children, and this Damask, sone of Elieser, the procuratour of myn hous, schal be myn eir.
Genesis 15:3
And Abram addide, Sotheli thou hast not youe seed to me, and, lo! my borun seruaunt schal be myn eir.
Genesis 15:4
And anoon the word of the Lord was maad to hym, and seide, This schal not be thin eir, but thou schalt haue hym eir, that schal go out of thi wombe.
Genesis 15:6
Abram bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytfulnesse.
Genesis 24:2
And he seide to the eldere seruaunt of his hows, that was souereyn on alle thingis that he hadde, Put thou thin hond vndur myn hipe,
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of the floc of his lord, and yede forth, and bar with him of alle the goodis of his lord; and he yede forth, and cam to Mesopotanye, to the citee of Nachor.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac bisouyte the Lord for his wijf, for sche was bareyn; and the Lord herde him, and yaf conseiuyng to Rebecca.
Genesis 39:9
nether ony thing is, which is not in my power, ether which `he hath not bitake to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf; how therfor may Y do this yuel, and do synne ayens my lord?
Genesis 43:19
Wherfor thei neiyeden in the `yatis, and spaken to the dispendere,

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- :.


 
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