Mark 15:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

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  • Matt 2:2 : 2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
  • Matt 27:11-14 : 11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so. 12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer. 13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,
  • Mark 15:9 : 9 And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
  • Mark 15:12 : 12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?
  • Mark 15:18 : 18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!
  • Mark 15:26 : 26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Luke 23:2-3 : 2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king. 3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.
  • John 18:29-38 : 29 So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man? 30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you. 31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death. 32 (That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.) 33 Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me? 35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done? 36 Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here. 37 Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice. 38 Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.
  • John 19:19-22 : 19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews. 22 But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.

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  • Luke 23:2-4
    3 verses
    94%

    2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

    3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

    4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.

  • Matt 27:11-13
    3 verses
    91%

    11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

    12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

    13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

  • John 18:33-35
    3 verses
    87%

    33 Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • Mark 15:12-14
    3 verses
    85%

    12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14 And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

  • Mark 15:9
    84%

    9 And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • John 19:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

    22 But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.

  • John 18:37-39
    3 verses
    81%

    37 Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

    38 Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.

    39 But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Mark 15:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

    4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

    5 But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

  • John 19:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14 (It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

    15 Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

  • John 19:9-12
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    78%

    9 And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10 Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

    11 Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

    12 Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

  • Luke 23:37-38
    2 verses
    78%

    37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

    38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Mark 15:26
    77%

    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Luke 22:70
    77%

    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • Matt 16:15
    76%

    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    76%

    29 So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

  • Matt 26:62-63
    2 verses
    76%

    62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Mark 15:18
    75%

    18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

  • John 19:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6 So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • Matt 27:37
    75%

    37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 19:19
    75%

    19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Mark 14:60-61
    2 verses
    74%

    60 And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

    61 But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

  • John 19:3
    74%

    3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

  • Luke 23:14
    74%

    14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

  • Mark 15:1
    74%

    1 And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

  • Matt 27:17
    74%

    17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?