Mark 15:18
16 Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
17 They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
20 After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- KJV
- And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
- WEB
- They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- ASV
- and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
- DARBY
- And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
- BLB
- And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- ÅB
- og begynte å hilse ham: Vær hilset, du jødenes konge!
- OTB
- De begynte å hilse Ham: «Hill deg, jødenes konge!»
- B1930
- og begynte å hilse ham: Vær hilset, du jødenes konge!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:42–43
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Read in contextLuke 23:36–37
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
Read in contextMark 15:29–32
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Read in contextMark 15:2
So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
Read in contextGenesis 37:10
He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
Read in contextJohn 19:14–15
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
Read in contextGenesis 37:20
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
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