Mark 15:2 Meaning and Explanation
“And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.”
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Read Full Chapter →Pilate asks Jesus directly whether he is the King of the Jews, and Jesus answers with a measured affirmation: Thou sayest it.
What Does Mark 15:2 Mean?
Before the council the charge was blasphemy; before Rome it becomes treason, a claim of kingship that rivals Caesar. Pilate puts the question plainly, and Jesus answers in two words that accept the title without accepting Pilate's meaning of it.
He is a king, but not a kind Pilate can measure: no army, no palace, a kingdom that advances by a cross rather than a sword. Thou sayest it lets the truth stand while leaving Pilate responsible for what he does with it. Every reader eventually stands where Pilate stood. The question of who Jesus is does not answer itself, and he meets our questioning not with argument but with himself.
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What does Mark 15:2 mean?
Pilate asks Jesus directly whether he is the King of the Jews, and Jesus answers with a measured affirmation: Thou sayest it.