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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!"

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."

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are testifying 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 manythings 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.…

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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? whatis 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.

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

Then Pilate questioned Him again
Pilate, the Roman governor, is depicted as questioning Jesus multiple times, indicating his struggle to understand the charges brought against Jesus. This reflects Pilate's role as a Roman official responsible for maintaining order and justice. The repeated questioning suggests Pilate's uncertainty and perhaps his desire to find a reason to release Jesus, as seen in other Gospel accounts (Luke 23:4,John 18:38). Pilate's questioning also fulfills the prophecy ofIsaiah 53:7, where the Messiah is described as being oppressed and afflicted, yet not opening His mouth.

“Have You no answer?
Pilate's question highlights Jesus' silence in the face of accusations, which is significant in the context of Roman trials where defendants typically defended themselves vigorously. Jesus' silence can be seen as a fulfillment of prophecy (Isaiah 53:7) and a demonstration of His submission to God's will. It also contrasts with the typical human response to defend oneself, showcasing Jesus' unique character and mission.

Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
The multitude of charges reflects the intense opposition Jesus faced from the Jewish leaders. These charges were likely exaggerated or false, as Pilate himself found no basis for a charge against Jesus (Luke 23:14). The numerous accusations underscore the fulfillment ofPsalm 35:11, where false witnesses rise up against the righteous. This situation also typifies the spiritual battle Jesus faced, representing the world's rejection of Him as the Messiah.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Pilate
The Roman governor of Judea, who is presiding over the trial of Jesus. He is a key figure in the Passion account, representing Roman authority and the political power of the time.

2.Jesus
The central figure of the Christian faith, who is on trial before Pilate. His silence in the face of accusations fulfills prophecy and demonstrates His submission to God's will.

3.The Accusers
The chief priests and elders who bring charges against Jesus. They represent the religious authorities who feel threatened by Jesus' teachings and influence.

4.The Trial
This event takes place in Jerusalem, where Jesus is brought before Pilate after being arrested. It is a pivotal moment leading to the crucifixion.

5.Jerusalem
The city where these events unfold, significant as the center of Jewish religious life and the location of the Temple.

Teaching Points

The Power of Silence
Jesus' silence before Pilate is a powerful testament to His trust in God's plan. In our lives, there are times when silence can be more powerful than words, especially when facing false accusations or misunderstandings.

Fulfillment of Prophecy
Jesus' actions during His trial fulfill Old Testament prophecies, reinforcing the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan. Believers can find assurance in the consistency and fulfillment of God's Word.

Responding to Injustice
Jesus' response to injustice is a model for Christians. Instead of retaliating, He entrusted Himself to God. This teaches us to respond to personal injustices with grace and trust in God's ultimate justice.

The Role of Authority
Pilate's role highlights the tension between earthly authority and divine purpose. Christians are reminded to respect authority while recognizing that God's purposes transcend human systems.

Courage in the Face of Accusation
Jesus' composure under false accusations encourages believers to stand firm in their faith, even when misunderstood or falsely accused.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Mark 15:4?

2.How does Mark 15:4 demonstrate Jesus' fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy of silence?

3.What can we learn from Jesus' response to accusations in Mark 15:4?

4.How should we respond to false accusations, following Jesus' example in Mark 15:4?

5.How does Jesus' silence in Mark 15:4 reflect His trust in God's plan?

6.In what ways can Mark 15:4 inspire patience and restraint in our daily lives?

7.Why did Jesus remain silent before Pilate in Mark 15:4?

8.How does Mark 15:4 demonstrate Jesus' fulfillment of prophecy?

9.What is the significance of Jesus' silence in Mark 15:4?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Mark 15?

11.What were the key events in Jesus' trials?

12.What led to Jesus's crucifixion?

13.Why do Proverbs 26:4-5 seem contradictory?

14.According to Isaiah 53:7, the servant remains silent when oppressed, yet in the Gospels Jesus speaks during his trials—how do we reconcile this contradiction?

What Does Mark 15:4 Mean

Then Pilate questioned Him again

• Mark tells us, “Then Pilate questioned Him again”, signaling that this is not Pilate’s first attempt to get to the bottom of the accusations (cf.Mark 15:2).

• Repeated questioning shows Pilate’s uncertainty. Earlier he declared, “I find no basis for a charge against Him” (Luke 23:4). He is looking for a reason either to release or condemn.

• Pilate is a Roman governor, yet he is being drawn into a spiritual drama foretold inPsalm 2:1-2—“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?”—where earthly rulers stand against the Lord’s Anointed.

• The fact that Scripture records each step underscores its accuracy: every move of Pilate aligns with prophecy and divine purpose (Acts 4:27-28).

“Have You no answer?”

• Pilate’s question highlights the startling silence of Jesus.Isaiah 53:7 predicted, “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth.”

• Jesus had spoken earlier (John 18:37), but here He chooses silence, fulfilling prophecy and demonstrating meekness under unjust treatment (1 Peter 2:23).

• The silence is not weakness; it is deliberate submission to the Father’s will (John 10:18).

• Pilate expects the accused to defend himself, as Paul would later do before Festus (Acts 25:8). Jesus’ silence confounds that expectation and exposes the baseless nature of the accusations.

“Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

• The chief priests inundate Pilate with accusations—political, religious, moral (Luke 23:2;Matthew 27:12-13).

• Their strategy mirrorsPsalm 35:11, “Malicious witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.”

• Pilate’s exasperation—“Look how many…”—shows he senses the piling on of fabricated claims. Yet public pressure mounts (John 19:12).

• In spite of the multitude of accusations, Jesus remains the spotless Lamb (1 Peter 1:19). No earthly court can uncover guilt where none exists.

summary

Mark 15:4 records a pivotal moment: Pilate presses Jesus for a defense, amazed at His silence while the religious leaders flood the room with charges. Jesus’ choice not to answer fulfills prophecy, manifests perfect obedience, and exposes the emptiness of the accusations. The verse reminds believers that God’s plan advances even through unjust trials, and the sinless Savior stands firm, securing our redemption by His steadfast submission.

Pulpit Commentary

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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