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Mark 15:3

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 15:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the chief priests accused him of many things.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the chief priests accused him of many things.
Mark 15:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
3And the chief priests accused him of many things.
4And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
5But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the chief priests accused him of many things, etc..] As that he was a magician, and a blasphemer, and gave out that he was the Son of God; and that he made himself a king, and even forbad the people to give tribute to Caesar, and moved discord, sedition, and rebellion throughout the land; but he answered nothing. This clause is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; but is in the Greek text of the Complutensian edition, and in the Ethiopic version, and agrees with (<402712>Matthew 27:12)”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Mat 27:12. Mark 15:7”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:3-5 Pilate sought a self-defense from Jesus concerning the charges.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the chief: Mat 27:12; Luk 23:2-5; Joh 18:29-31, Joh 19:6, Joh 19:7, Joh 19:12 but: Mar 15:5, Mar 14:60, Mar 14:61; Isa 53:7 Mark 15:4”
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