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Mark 15:18 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Mark 15:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 15 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!”
Mark 15:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Mark 15:18
Hail, King of the Jews! (Χαῖρε, ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων)—The greeting chaire (χαῖρε, 'hail' or 'rejoice') was the standard Roman imperial salutation, identical to Ave Caesar. Mark's terse narrative captures the soldiers' savage parody: they mimicked the formal court protocol for greeting Roman emperors, transforming worship into weaponized ridicule.Theological irony saturates this verse. The soldiers' mockery inadvertently proclaimed the exact truth: Jesus IS the King of the Jews—and infinitely more, the King of Kings. Their theatrical 'worship' foreshadows Philippians 2:10-11, where genuine k...
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Cross-References for Mark 15:18
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“coming to him and offering him vinegar”
“wagging their heads”
“and said to him”
“and let's kill him”
“Are you the King of the Jews? He answered”
“at about the sixth hour.{noon} He said to the Jews”