Jesus Faces Pilate

15 As(A) soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders,(B) scribes,(C) and the whole Sanhedrin.(D) After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.(E)

So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King(F) of the Jews?”(G)

He answered him, “You have said it.”[a]

And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. Then Pilate(H) questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!” But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:2 Or That is true, an affirmative oath; Mt 26:64; 27:11

Jesus Taken to Pilate

15 And as soon as morning came, after[a] formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him[b] away, and handed him[c] over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and[d] said, “You say so.” And the chief priests began to accuse[e] him of many things. So Pilate asked him again, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many charges[f] they are bringing against you!” But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:1 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“formulating”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 15:1 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Mark 15:1 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Mark 15:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Mark 15:3 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to accuse”)
  6. Mark 15:4 The word “charges” is not in the Greek text but is implied