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Wednesday, November 26th, 2025
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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International Standard Version

Mark 15:18

They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Irony;   Jesus, the Christ;   Mocking;   Soldiers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Crown of Thorns;   Head;   Insult;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Salutation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Praetorium;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline (2);   Greetings;   Manuscripts;   Messiah;   Mockery;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Passion Week;   Reverence;   Trial of Jesus;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Games;   Greeting;   Hail (2);   Pilate, Pontius;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
King James Version (1611)
And beganne to salute him, Haile King of the Iewes.
King James Version
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
English Standard Version
And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
New American Standard Bible
and they began saluting Him: "Hail, King of the Jews!"
New Century Version
They began to call out to him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Amplified Bible
and they began saluting and mocking Him: "Hail, King of the Jews!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Legacy Standard Bible
and they began to greet Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Berean Standard Bible
And they began to salute Him: "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Contemporary English Version
They made fun of Jesus and shouted, "Hey, you king of the Jews!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Then they began to salute him, "Hail to the King of the Jews!"
Darby Translation
And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then they began shouting, "Welcome, king of the Jews!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And began to salute him, saying, Haile, King of the Iewes.
George Lamsa Translation
And they began to salute him, Hail, O King of the Jews.
Good News Translation
Then they began to salute him: "Long live the King of the Jews!"
Lexham English Bible
And they began to greet him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
Literal Translation
And they began to salute Him, Hail, king of the Jews!
American Standard Version
and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
Bible in Basic English
And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!
Hebrew Names Version
They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Yehudim!"
Etheridge Translation
and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jihudoyee !
Murdock Translation
and began to salute him with, " Hail, king of the Jews !"
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And began to salute hym: Hayle kyng of the Iewes.
English Revised Version
and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
World English Bible
They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they saluted him, Hail, king of the Jews.
Weymouth's New Testament
and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei bigunnen to grete hym, and seiden, Heile, thou kyng of Jewis.
Update Bible Version
and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
Webster's Bible Translation
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
New English Translation
They began to salute him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"
New King James Version
and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
New Living Translation
Then they saluted him and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!"
New Life Bible
and said to Him, "Hello, King of the Jews!"
New Revised Standard
And they began saluting him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and began to be saluting him - Joy to thee! King of the Jews!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
Revised Standard Version
And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and beganne to salute him. Hayle kynge of the Iewes.
Young's Literal Translation
and began to salute him, `Hail, King of the Jews.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and beganne to salute him: Hayle kynge of the Iewes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then they began to salute him, saying, "Hail king of the Jews!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
They paraded mockingly in front of Jesus and saluted him saying, "All hail the Boss of the Jews!"

Contextual Overview

15 So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.Matthew 27:26; John 19:1,16;">[xr] 16 The soldiers led Jesushim">[fn] into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters)praetorium">[fn] and called out the whole guard.Matthew 27:27;">[xr] 17 They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head.on him">[fn] 18 They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!" 19 They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him. 20 When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him. 21 They forced a certain passer-by who was coming in from the country to carry Jesus'his">[fn] cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus.Matthew 27:32; Luke 23:26;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hail: Mark 15:29-32, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 37:20, Matthew 27:42, Matthew 27:43, Luke 23:36, Luke 23:37, John 19:14, John 19:15

Reciprocal: Matthew 26:49 - Hail Matthew 26:68 - thou Matthew 27:29 - Hail Luke 23:38 - General Acts 25:13 - unto

Cross-References

Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep,Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:23; 37:24; Zechariah 9:11; John 10:11,14; Acts 2:24,32; Romans 4:24; 8:11; 15:33; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:15; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Galatians 1:1; Colossians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:23; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 1:21; 2:25; 5:4;">[xr]

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And began to salute him, hail, king of the Jews!] In a mock way, wishing him long life and prosperity, as if he was a king just come to his throne, and this was his coronation day.


 
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