Mark 15:2

15:2 So ¹  Pilate asked him, “Are you the king ²  of the Jews?” He replied, ³  “You say so.” ⁴ 

Mark 15:5

15:5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

Mark 15:14

15:14 Pilate asked them, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!”

Mark 15:45

15:45 When Pilate ⁵  was informed by the centurion, ⁶  he gave the body to Joseph.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action in the narrative.

² sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

³ tn Grk “answering, he said to him.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been modified for clarity.

⁴ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership (mentioned in Matt 26:64 and Luke 22:70).

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn See the note on the word centurion in 15:39.