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Mark 15:16
16The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers].
Mark 15:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band.
- New International Version (NIV)The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.
Context of Mark 15:16
14But Pilate asked them, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they screamed all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified. The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers]. 17They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him; 18and they began saluting and mocking Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Read all of Mark 15Mark 15:16 word by word
Οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν ἔσω τῆς αὐλῆς, ὅ ἐστιν πραιτώριον, καὶ συγκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖρανRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
- ledἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- intoἔσωesō · in/inner/inwardlyG2080
- the hallαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- calledεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- Pretoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- they call togetherσυγκαλέωsugkaleō · to call togetherG4779
- the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
- bandσπεῖραspeira · bandG4686
Cross-references for Mark 15:16
- Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.
- John 18:28Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].
- John 19:9He went into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not answer him.
Commentaries on Mark 15:16
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16the whole company: This was literally a cohort, which was one-tenth of a Roman legion of soldiers, or about 600 men. Those called to attend were likely all the soldiers on duty in the Praetorium.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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