Mark 15:4
New International Version
So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

New Living Translation
and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?”

English Standard Version
And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”

Berean Standard Bible
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

Berean Literal Bible
And Pilate began to question Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many things they testify against You!"

King James Bible
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

New King James Version
Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!”

New American Standard Bible
But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!”

NASB 1995
Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

NASB 1977
And Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, “Do You make no answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many accusations they bring against You!”

Amplified Bible
Then Pilate again asked Him, “Have You no answer [to give]? See how many charges they are bringing against You!”

Christian Standard Bible
Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!”

American Standard Version
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.

Contemporary English Version
Then Pilate questioned him again, "Don't you have anything to say? Don't you hear what crimes they say you have done?"

English Revised Version
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"

Good News Translation
so Pilate questioned him again, "Aren't you going to answer? Listen to all their accusations!"

International Standard Version
So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"

Majority Standard Bible
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

NET Bible
So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"

New Heart English Bible
Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you."

Webster's Bible Translation
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.

Weymouth New Testament
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."

World English Bible
Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Pilate again questioned Him, saying, “You do not answer anything? Behold, how many things they testify against You!”

Berean Literal Bible
And Pilate began to question Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many things they testify against You!"

Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how much they accuse thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? behold in how many things they accuse thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Pilate again questioned him, saying: “Do you not have any response? See how greatly they accuse you.”

New American Bible
Again Pilate questioned him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they accuse you of.”

New Revised Standard Version
Pilate asked him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then Pilate asked again and said to him, Do you not answer? see, how many are testifying against you.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then Pilate again asked him and said to him, “Do you not answer? See how many are testifying against you!”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Pilate again asked him, saying: Do you make no answer? See, how many things they testify against you.

Godbey New Testament
And Pilate again asked Him, saying, Do you not answer? behold, how many things they witness against you.

Haweis New Testament
Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.

Mace New Testament
Pilate spake to him again, and said, will you make no defence for your self? don't you hear what they urge against you?

Weymouth New Testament
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."

Worrell New Testament
And Pilate again asked Him, saying, "Answerest Thou nothing? Behold how many things they accuse Thee of!"

Worsley New Testament
So Pilate asked Him again, saying, Dost thou answer nothing? See how many things they witness against thee:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
3And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. 4Then Pilate questioned Him again, Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!” 5But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.…

Cross References
Matthew 27:13-14
Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” / But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Luke 23:9
Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

John 19:9-10
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer. / So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Acts 8:32-33
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

Psalm 38:13-14
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. / I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

John 18:33-37
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” / “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?” / “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?” ...

Matthew 26:62-63
So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?” / But Jesus remained silent. Then 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.”

Luke 22:67-68
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. / And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

John 18:19-23
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. / “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. / Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.” ...

Psalm 39:1-2
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.” / I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

Isaiah 50:6-7
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. / Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

Matthew 12:19
He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

John 8:25-26
“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. / “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”


Treasury of Scripture

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answer you nothing? behold how many things they witness against you.

Answerest.

Matthew 26:62
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

Matthew 27:13
Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

John 19:10
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

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Mark 15
1. Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.
6. Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released,
12. and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.
16. He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;
21. faints in bearing his cross;
27. hangs between two thieves;
29. suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;
39. but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;
42. and is honorably buried by Joseph.














Then Pilate questioned Him again
The phrase highlights Pilate's persistent interrogation of Jesus. Pilate, the Roman governor, represents the political authority of the time, and his questioning reflects the Roman legal process. The Greek word for "questioned" (ἐπηρώτα) suggests a formal inquiry, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. Historically, Pilate is known for his role in the trial of Jesus, and his repeated questioning indicates his struggle to understand the charges against Jesus, who remained silent, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 53:7 about the suffering servant.

Do You not answer?
This question underscores Pilate's bewilderment at Jesus' silence. In the Greek, the word for "answer" (ἀποκρίνῃ) implies a response or defense. Jesus' silence is significant; it demonstrates His fulfillment of prophecy and His submission to God's will. In a legal context, silence could be seen as an admission of guilt, yet Jesus' silence is a powerful testament to His innocence and His role as the sacrificial Lamb. This moment invites reflection on the strength found in restraint and the fulfillment of divine purpose.

Look how many charges they are bringing against You!
Pilate's exclamation points to the multitude of accusations from the Jewish leaders. The Greek word for "charges" (κατηγορίαι) refers to formal accusations or indictments. Historically, these charges were rooted in religious and political concerns, as the Jewish leaders sought to eliminate what they perceived as a threat to their authority. The phrase highlights the intensity of the opposition Jesus faced and the fulfillment of His mission to bear the sins of many. It serves as a reminder of the world's hostility towards truth and righteousness, and the ultimate victory of Christ over falsehood and injustice.

Verse 4. - It would seem that Pilate had led Jesus out of his palace, into which the Jewish priests could not enter (John 18:28), lest they should be defiled by entering a house from which all leaven had not been scrupulously removed. This would have been a violation of their religious scruples; and therefore he went out into the open court, and there heard the accusations of the chief priests. It is supposed that the building occupied by Pilate was the palace built or rebuilt by Herod near the gate of Jaffa, north-west of Mount Zion. It was doubtless occasionally occupied by Pilate, and it was conveniently situated, being near to Herod's palace - the old palace of the Asmoneans, between it and the temple.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Pilate
Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4091: Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.

questioned
ἐπηρώτα (epērōta)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

again,
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

“Do You not answer?
ἀποκρίνῃ (apokrinē)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

Look
ἴδε (ide)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

how many charges
πόσα (posa)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4214: How much, how great, how many. From an absolute pos and hos; interrogative pronoun how much (plural) many).

they are bringing against
κατηγοροῦσιν (katēgorousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2723: To accuse, charge, prosecute. From kategoros; to be a plaintiff, i.e. To charge with some offence.

You!”
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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