Mark 15:2

2 "Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "Yes. It is just as you say," Jesus replied.

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 It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made a decision. They tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.
2 "Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "Yes. It is just as you say," Jesus replied.
3 The chief priests brought many charges against him.
4 So Pilate asked him again, "Aren't you going to answer? See how many things they charge you with."
5 But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate was amazed.

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