Mark 15:2 — Community Reflections

MARK 15:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.”

Are you the king of the Jews? asked Pilate. You have said so, Jesus replied — the charges before Pilate shift from the religious (blasphemy: Messiah and Son of God) to the political (king of the Jews). You have said so is an affirmation that maintains the distinction between Pilate's political framing and Jesus' theological self-understanding. Jesus does not deny the kingship but does not accept Pilate's characterization of what it means.

Church Fathers on Mark 15:2

The Jews had a custom of delivering him whom they had condemned to death, bound to the judge. Wherefore after the condemnation of Christ, the Evangelist adds: 'And straightway in the morning the Chief Priests held a consultation with the elders and Scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.' But it must be observed, that they did not then first bind Him, but they bound Him on first taking Him in the garden by night, as…
Bede · 8th century · in Marc., 4, 44

They then gave Jesus up to the Romans, but were themselves given up by God into the hands of the Romans, that the Scriptures might be fulfilled, which say, 'Recompense them after the work of their hands.' [Ps 28:5]
Theophylact · 11th century

Luke has also laid open the false charges which they brought against Him; for he thus relates it: 'And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.' [Luke 23:2]
Augustine · 4th century · de. Con. Evan., iii, 8

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