Mark 15:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 15:1-14

Here we have, I. A consultation held by the great Sanhedrim for the effectual prosecution of our Lord Jesus. They met early in the morning about it, and went into a grand committee, to find out ways and means to get him put to death; they lost no time, but followed their blow in good earnest, lest there should be an uproar among the people. The unwearied industry of wicked people in doing that which is evil, should shame us for our backwardness and slothfulness in that which is good. They that... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 15:1-5

15:1-5 Immediately, early in the morning, the chief priests, together with the elders and the experts in the law--that is to say, the whole Sanhedrin--held a consultation. They bound Jesus and took him away and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "It is you who say so." The chief priests made many accusations against him. Pilate again questioned him, "Have you no answer to make?" he said. "See how many accusations they have made against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:2

And Pilate asked him, art thou the king of the Jews ?.... 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 ; See Gill on Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:1-5

Jesus at the bar of the Roman power. In its officers and agents representative of the whole Gentile world; so that the whole human race is involved in his condemnation and death. I. THE PURPOSE OF THE FURTHER REFERENCE . TO obtain authority for carrying out the death-sentence. This would not be allowed to a simple Jewish tribunal. The step taken was, therefore, a practical abdication of their theocratic pretensions. Hatred drives men into inconsistency and hypocrisy. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:1-15

The trial before Pilate. How true it is that "God spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all"! Jesus was first examined by Annas, then tried before Caiaphas, the high priest, then formally condemned by the Sanhedrim. But these mock-trials, with all their injustice and their indignities, were not enough to exhaust the appointed humiliation and suffering. Christ must needs be brought before the Roman governor, who had come up from Caesarea to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:1-15

Parallel passages: Matthew 27:1 , Matthew 27:2 , Matthew 27:11-26 ; Luke 23:1-7 , Luke 23:13-24 ; John 18:28 ; John 19:16 .— Judicial processes. I. JESUS SENT FROM THE SANHEDRIM TO PILATE — FROM THE JEWISH TRIAL TO THE ROMAN TRIAL . 1 . The first stage of the Jewish trial. After the arrest at Gethsemane, our Lord was conducted back to the city, across the Kidron to the palace-of the ex-high priest Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:1-20

The second trial. I. IT ELICITED THE INNOCENCE OF JESUS . Charges were made that he had excited sedition through the country, had prohibited the Roman tribute, and had claimed royalty. The last only had any show of plausibility in it. Jesus admitted his kingship, but declared it in immortal words to be the sovereignty of truth over the consciences of men. Reading the narratives of the other evangelists, we gain a clear impression of the innocence of Jesus, as it was exhibited... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:2

Art thou the King of the Jews? It appears from St. Luke ( Luke 23:1-5 ) that when Pilate demanded particularly what the charges against Jesus were, on account of which the Jews urged that he should be crucified, they alleged these three things: Whereupon Pilate, who had heard by many of the blameless life, the pure doctrine, and the famous miracles of Jesus, goes at once to the point, and asks him, "Art thou the King of the Jews?"—a question which, of course, affected the position of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 15:2-5

Mark 15:2-5. Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? These verses are explained in the notes on Matthew 27:11-14. But Jesus yet answered nothing This is not an accurate translation of the original, (which is, ουκετι ουδεν απεκριθη ,) implying, as Dr. Campbell justly observes, “that he had answered nothing to the former question, the reverse of which is the fact, as appears, Mark 15:2. All the Latin translators say rightly, Nihil amplius respondit, he answered nothing more, or... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 15:2-5

155. Before Pilate and Herod (Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; Luke 23:1-12; John 18:28-38)Pilate, the governor of the area, usually lived in the provincial capital Caesarea, but he came to Jerusalem during Jewish festivals to help maintain order. His official residence and administration centre in Jerusalem was called the praetorium. The Jewish leaders, wanting to have Jesus dealt with and out of the way before the festival started, took him to Pilate early in the morning (Luke 23:1; John... read more

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