Mark 15:2

2 ¹And Pilate asked him, ²“Are you the King of the Jews? ” And he answered him, ³“You have said so. ”

Mark 15:2 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:2

And Pilate asked him, art thou the king of the Jews?
&c.] 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; (See Gill on Matthew 26:25); for so he was in a sense, in which he explained himself to Pilate's satisfaction, ( John 18:36 John 18:37 ) ; (See Gill on Matthew 27:11).

Mark 15:2 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. 15:2 For ver. 2-5, see Matt. 27:11-14; Luke 23:2, 3; John 18:29-38
• 2. 15:2 ver. 9, 12, 18, 26; Matt. 2:2; John 18:39; 19:3; [ver. 32]
• 3. 15:2 [1 Tim. 6:13]; See Luke 22:70