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Mark 15:18

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And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
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  1. Matthew 27:42–43Rank 1 from verse 18
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    42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  2. Genesis 37:10Rank 2 from verse 18
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    10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

  3. Genesis 37:20Rank 3 from verse 18
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    20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  4. John 19:14–15Rank 4 from verse 18
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    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  5. Luke 23:36–37Rank 5 from verse 18
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    36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

    37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

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Mark 15:18

COMBINED MEANING

began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hail

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Sense 1: Frozen drops of precipitation. Sense 2: To fall or descend as hail. Sense 3: An exclamation of greeting or acclaim.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.

15:17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

15:18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

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15:19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

15:20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

15:21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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