MARK 15:4 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35952
1. Δέ
2. de
3. And
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 35953
1. Πιλᾶτος
2. pilatos
3. Pilatos
4. Pilate
5. 40910
6. N····NMS
7. Pilatos
8. Pilate
9. U
10. Y33; F35960
11. 35954
1. πάλιν
2. palin
3. again
4. -
5. 38250
6. D·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35955
1. ἐπηρώτησεν
2. eperōtaō
3. asked
4. asked
5. 19050
6. VIAA3··S
7. asked
8. asked
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35956
1. ἐπηρώτα
2. eperōtaō
3. -
4. -
5. 19050
6. VIIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ asking
8. ˓was˒ asking
9. -
10. -
11. 35957
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. him
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35958
1. πάλιν
2. palin
3. -
4. -
5. 38250
6. D·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. -
11. 35959
1. λέγων
2. legō
3. saying
4. say
5. 30040
6. VPPA·NMS
7. saying
8. saying
9. -
10. Y33; R35954
11. 35960
1. Οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. “Don't
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. D
10. Y33
11. 35961
1. ἀποκρινῇ
2. apokrinō
3. You are answering
4. -
5. 6110
6. VIPM2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35962
1. οὐδέν
2. oudeis
3. nothing
4. -
5. 37620
6. R····ANS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35963
1. Ἴδε
2. horaō
3. Behold
4. Listen
5. 37080
6. IMAA2··S
7. see
8. behold
9. S
10. Y33
11. 35964
1. πόσα
2. posos
3. how many things
4. -
5. 42140
6. R····ANP
7. how_many ‹things›
8. how_many ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35965
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. against you
4. against
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱against˲ you
8. ˱against˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35966
1. πόσα
2. posos
3. -
4. -
5. 42140
6. R····ANP
7. how_many ‹things›
8. how_many ‹things›
9. -
10. -
11. 35967
1. κατηγοροῦσιν
2. katēgoreō
3. they are accusing
4. accusations
5. 27230
6. VIPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ accusing
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ accusing
9. -
10. Y33; R35946
11. 35968
1. καταμαρτυροῦσιν
2. katamartureō
3. -
4. -
5. 26490
6. VIPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ testifying
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ testifying
9. -
10. -
11. 35969

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–15: Pilate judged Jesus

This section continues the story of Jesus’ trial. In 14:64 the Jewish leaders had decided that Jesus deserved to die. In this section, the Jewish leaders tied Jesus and took him away to Pilate for trial. Pilate was the Roman governor of the Jewish district of Judea. The Jewish leaders took Jesus to Pilate because they wanted to have Jesus put to death. Pilate questioned Jesus but did not find him guilty of any crime. Pilate wanted to release Jesus, but the Jewish leaders stirred up the crowd to demand that Pilate condemn him to death. Pilate finally agreed to do what the crowd demanded and condemned Jesus to be crucified.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Pilate Questions Jesus (CEV)

The trial of Jesus by Pilate

Jesus before Pilate (GNT)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 27:1–2, 11–26, Luke 23:1–5, 13–25, and John 18:28–19:16.

15:4a

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer?

So Pilate questioned Jesus some more and said, “Are you not going to respond?
But Jesus did not reply. So Pilate said to Jesus, “You should defend yourself against all these accusations!

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer?: The leaders of a court normally allowed the accused person to defend himself. Pilate expected Jesus to defend himself. That is why he asked Jesus another question.

It is clear that Jesus did not answer the accusations. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit and put some information from 15:5a here. For example:

But Jesus did not reply. So Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer?”

Pilate questioned Him again: The clause Pilate questioned Him again means “Pilate continued to question him” or “Pilate asked him another question.” It does not mean that Pilate asked him the same question a second time. For example, you could say:

Pilate asked Jesus another question (NCV)

Pilate questioned Jesus some more

Have You no answer?: This is a real question. Pilate asked this question and expected Jesus to respond. Pilate’s question implied that Jesus ought to answer the accusations.

15:4b

Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

Listen to the many things/crimes of which they are accusing you.”
Do you not hear all these accusations being brought against you?”

Look: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Look has a figurative meaning here. Pilate used this word to call attention to and emphasize what follows in the sentence. It does not literally mean “to see with the eyes.”

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Pay attention

Listen carefully

Take this seriously

how many charges they are bringing against You!:

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

the many things/crimes of which they are accusing you

all the accusations of wrong behavior they are bringing against you

In some languages, it may be effective to use a rhetorical question for 15:4b. This could be combined with the emphatic statement in 15:4a. For example:

^4aYou should defend yourself! ^4bDon’t you hear all these accusations being brought against you?

General Comment on 15:4a–b

Verse 15:4b gives the reason why Jesus should do as Pilate suggested in 15:4a. So in some languages, it will be more natural to change the order of 15:4a and 15:4b. For example, the NCV says:

^4bYou can see that they are accusing you of many things. ^4aAren’t you going to answer?

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Πιλᾶτος πάλιν ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν λέγων Οὐκ ἀποκρινῇ οὐδέν Ἴδε πόσα σοῦ κατηγοροῦσιν)

Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and he asked]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν? ἴδε, πόσα σου κατηγοροῦσιν

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these sentences, since the second sentence gives the reason for the question in the first sentence. Alternate translation: [See how many things they are accusing you! Do you not answer anything?]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν

The words translated not and anything are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [Do you answer nothing]

οὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν

Alternate translation: [Do you have no answer]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἴδε

Here Pilate uses the word See to refer to hearing or paying attention to something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Hear] or [Consider]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. -
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 35953
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35952
1. Pilatos
2. Pilate
3. 40910
4. U
5. pilatos
6. N-····NMS
7. Pilatos
8. Pilate
9. U
10. Y33; F35960
11. 35954
1. again
2. -
3. 38250
5. palin
6. D-·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35955
1. asked
2. asked
3. 19050
5. eperōtaō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. asked
8. asked
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35956
1. him
2. him
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35958
1. saying
2. say
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. saying
8. saying
9. -
10. Y33; R35954
11. 35960
1. You are
2. -
3. 6110
5. apokrinō
6. V-IPM2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35962
1. not
2. “Don't
3. 37560
4. D
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. D
10. Y33
11. 35961
1. answering
2. -
3. 6110
5. apokrinō
6. V-IPM2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ answering
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35962
1. nothing
2. -
3. 37620
5. oudeis
6. R-····ANS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35963
1. Behold
2. Listen
3. 37080
4. S
5. horaō
6. I-MAA2··S
7. see
8. behold
9. S
10. Y33
11. 35964
1. how many things
2. -
3. 42140
5. posos
6. R-····ANP
7. how_many ‹things›
8. how_many ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35965
1. they are accusing
2. accusations
3. 27230
5. katēgoreō
6. V-IPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ accusing
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ accusing
9. -
10. Y33; R35946
11. 35968
1. against you
2. against
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱against˲ you
8. ˱against˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 35966

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear MARK 15:4

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 15:1–15: Pilate judged Jesus

15:4a

15:4b

General Comment on 15:4a–b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)