Mark 15:1

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 ¹And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests ²held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And ³they bound Jesus and ⁴led him away and ⁵delivered him over to ⁶Pilate.

Mark 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:1

And straightway in the morning
As soon as it was break of day, or daylight appeared:

the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and Scribes;
who were the principal men in the sanhedrim:

and the whole council;
which, on this extraordinary occasion, was convened; the result of which was, to bind Jesus, and deliver him up to the Roman governor, to be put to death by him, as a seditious person, and an enemy to Caesar, and accordingly they did so:

and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
The Syriac and Persic versions add, "the governor"; (See Gill on Matthew 27:1), (See Gill on Matthew 27:2).

Mark 15:1 In-Context

1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."

3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.

4 And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."

5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 27:1; Luke 22:66
• 2. Mark 3:6
• 3. Matthew 27:2
• 4. Luke 23:1; John 18:28
• 5. See Mark 10:33
• 6. Luke 3:1; Luke 13:1; Acts 3:13; Acts 4:27; 1 Timothy 6:13