Mark 15:3
Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
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- Isa 53:7 : 7 He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
- Matt 27:12 : 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
- Mark 14:60-61 : 60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” 61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
- Mark 15:5 : 5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Luke 23:2-5 : 2 They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.” 5 But they persisted in saying,“He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”
- John 18:29-31 : 29 So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.” 31 Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
- John 19:6-7 : 6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!” 7 The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”
- John 19:12 : 12 From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”
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- Matt 27:11-144 verses90%
11 Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”
12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
13 Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”
14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
- Mark 15:4-52 verses89%
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Luke 23:9-102 verses83%
9 So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.
10 The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.
- Matt 26:62-632 verses82%
62 So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
63 But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Mark 14:60-612 verses82%
60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
- Mark 15:1-22 verses80%
1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
- Mark 15:11-144 verses77%
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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9 and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
- Mark 14:55-573 verses75%
55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.
56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.
57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
- John 18:34-352 verses75%
34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
- Luke 23:2-43 verses75%
2 They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
- John 18:29-302 verses75%
29 So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
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14 and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.
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6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
- Luke 22:65-662 verses74%
65 They also said many other things against him, reviling him.
66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
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26 The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
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21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
- Matt 27:22-232 verses73%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- John 18:21-233 verses73%
21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
23 Jesus replied,“If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”
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15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
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41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
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46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.
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13 nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.
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38 Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
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66 What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”
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26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?
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18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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53 Condemned by the Sanhedrin Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.