Berean Standard Bible
Mark 15
(Matthew 27:1–2)
1ΚαὶKaiG2532EarlyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749μετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588,eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245καὶkaiG2532,scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650Sanhedrinσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892devisedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160a planσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824.They boundδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,led Him awayἀπήνεγκανapēnegkanG667,andκαὶkaiG2532handed Him overπαρέδωκανparedōkanG3860to PilateΠιλάτῳ.¶PilatōG4091.
2SoΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?” “YouσὺsuG4771have said soλέγει·legeiG3004δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” Jesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ λέγεις.apokritheis autō legeisG611G846G3004.
4ThenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846againπάλιν λέγων·palin legōnG3825G3004, “Have You no answerοὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν;ouk apokrinē oudenG3756G611G3762?LookG2400how many chargesπόσαposaG4214they are bringing againstκατηγοροῦσιν.¶katēgorousinG2723YouσουsouG4771!”
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
(Matthew 27:15–23; Luke 23:13–25)
7AndδὲdeG1161a manὁhoG3588namedλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbasG912wasἦνēnG1510imprisonedδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588rebelsστασιαστῶνstasiastōnG4955whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748had committedπεποιήκεισαν.pepoiēkeisanG4160murderφόνονphononG5408duringἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588insurrectionστάσειstaseiG4714.
Pilate Delivers Up Jesus
(Matthew 27:24–26)
12SoδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611G2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846againπάλινpalinG3825, “WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767do you wantG2309me to doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with theὃνhonG3739Oneyou callG3004theτὸνtonG3588KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”
14“WhyγὰρgarG1063δὲdeG1161?”askedG2036ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “WhatτίtiG5101evilκακόν;kakonG2556has He doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?”ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they shoutedἔκραξαν·ekraxanG2896all the louderπερισσῶςperissōsG4057, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Himαὐτόν.autonG846!”
15AndδὲdeG1161wishingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014toποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160ὁhoG3588satisfyἱκανὸνhikanonG2425theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793τὸtoG3588,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630τὸνtonG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.ButκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588he had JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424floggedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417, andhanded Him overπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860toἵναinaG2443be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
(Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)
16ThenδὲdeG1161theΟἱHoiG3588soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757led Jesus awayἀπήγαγον αὐτὸνapēgagon autonG520G846intoἔσωesōG2080theτῆςtēsG3588palaceαὐλῆς,aulēsG833(thatὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510, thePraetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232)andκαὶkaiG2532calledσυγκαλοῦσινsugkalousinG4779theτὴνtēnG3588wholeὅληνholēnG3650company togetherσπεῖρανspeiranG4686.
19καὶkaiG2532They kept strikingἔτυπτονetuptonG5180HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776with a staffκαλάμῳkalamōG2563andκαὶkaiG2532spitting onἐνέπτυονeneptuonG1716Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532they knelt downτιθέντες τὰ γόναταtithentes ta gonataG5087G3588G1119andbowedπροσεκύνουνprosekunounG4352before Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
20Afterκαὶ ὅτεkai hoteG2532G3753they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Himαὐτῷ,autōG846,they removedἐξέδυσανexedusanG1562αὐτὸνautonG846theτὴνtēnG3588purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209robeandκαὶkaiG2532putἐνέδυσανenedusanG1746HisαὐτὸνautonG846ownG2398τὰtaG3588clothesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440backon Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they led Him outἐξάγουσιν αὐτὸνexagousin autonG1806G846toἵναinaG2443crucifyσταυρώσωσινstaurōsōsinG4717Himαὐτόν.autonG846.
The Crucifixion
(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–27)
21NowτιναtinaG5100SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613of CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956,theτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962of AlexanderἈλεξάνδρουAlexandrouG223andκαὶkaiG2532RufusῬούφου,RhouphouG4504,was passing byπαράγοντάparagontaG3855on his way inἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the countryἀγροῦ,agrouG68,andκαὶkaiG2532the soldiersforcedἀγγαρεύουσινangareuousinG29himtoἵναinaG2443carryἄρῃarēG142theτὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716ofαὐτοῦ.autouG846Jesus.
24AndΚαὶKaiG2532they crucifiedσταυροῦσινstaurousinG4717HimαὐτὸνautonG846.They also dividedκαὶ διαμερίζονταιkai diamerizontaiG2532G1266HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440by castingβάλλοντεςballontesG906lotsκλῆρονklēronG2819to decideἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτά,autaG846whatτίςtisG5101each of themτίtiG5101would takeἄρῃ.arēG142.
29AndκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588passed byπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899heaped abuse onἐβλασφήμουνeblasphēmounG987HimαὐτὸνautonG846,shakingκινοῦντεςkinountesG2795theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AhaΟὐά,OuaG3758ὁhoG3588!You who are going to destroyκαταλύωνkataluōnG2647theτὸνtonG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485andκαὶkaiG2532rebuildοἰκοδομῶνoikodomōnG3618itinἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250,
31In the same wayὁμοίως καὶhomoiōs kaiG3668G2532,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122mockedἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesG1702HimamongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,sayingG2036, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243, butHe cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410saveσῶσαι·sōsaiG4982Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438!
32Let theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597nowνῦνnunG3568fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716,so thatἵναinaG2443we may seeG3708andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100!”And evenκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588were crucifiedσυνεσταυρωμένοιsunestaurōmenoiG4957withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846beratedὠνείδιζονōneidizonG3679Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
The Death of Jesus
(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
34καὶkaiG2532At theτῇtēaG3588ninthἐνάτῃenatēG1766hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cried outἐβόησενeboēsenG994in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēa megalēG3173G5456, “EloiελωιelōiG1682,Eloiελωι,elōiG1682,lemaλεμαlemaG2982sabachthaniσαβαχθανι;sabachthaniG4518?”whichὅhoG3739meansἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον·estin methermēneuomenonG1510G3177, “MyG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεόςtheosG2316,MyG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεόςtheosG2316,whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519G5101have You forsakenἐγκατέλιπέςegkatelipesG1459MeG1473?”
36AndδέdeG1161someoneτιςtisG5100ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143andκαὶkaiG2532filledγεμίσαςgemisasG1072a spongeσπόγγονspongonG4699with sour wineὄξους,oxousG3690.He put it onπεριθεὶςperitheisG4060a reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563and held it up for Jesus to drinkἐπότιζεν αὐτόνepotizen autonG4222G846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Leave Him aloneἄφετε,apheteG863.Let us seeG3708ifεἰeiG1487ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to take Him downκαθελεῖν αὐτόν.kathelein autonG2507G846.”
39WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588centurionκεντυρίωνkenturiōnG2760ὁhoG3588standing thereπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in front ofἐξ ἐναντίαςex enantiasG1537G1727JesusαὐτοῦautouG846sawG3708ὅτιhotiG3754howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779He had breathed His lastἐξέπνευσεν,exepneusenG1606,he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasἦν.ēnG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”
40AndδὲdeG1161there wereἦσανēsanG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135watchingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334fromἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113.AmongἐνenG1722themαἷςhaisG3739wereκαὶkaiG2532MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137ἡhēG3588MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094καὶkaiG2532,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385theτοῦtouG3588youngerμικροῦmikrouG3398andκαὶkaiG2532of JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500,andκαὶkaiG2532SalomeΣαλώμη,SalōmēG4539.
41These womenαἳhaiG3739had followedἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190JesusαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532ministeredδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247to Himαὐτῷ,autōG846whileὅτεhoteG3753He wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532there weremanyπολλαὶpollaiG4183otherἄλλαιallaiG243womenwhoαἱhaiG3588had come upσυναναβᾶσαιsunanabasaiG4872toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414with HimαὐτῷautōG846.
The Burial of Jesus
(Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
43JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501ὁhoG3588ofἀπὸapoG575ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707, aprominentεὐσχήμωνeuschēmōnG2158Council memberβουλευτὴςbouleutēsG1010whoὃςhosG3739himselfκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG846G2532wasἦνēnG1510waiting forπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,boldlyτολμήσαςtolmēsasG5111wentἐλθὼν εἰσῆλθενelthōn eisēlthenG2064G1525toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091καὶkaiG2532to ask forᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
44δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091was surprisedἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296to hearthatεἰeiG1487Jesuswas already deadἤδη τέθνηκεν,ēdē tethnēkenG2235G2348,soκαὶkaiG2532he summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτὸνtonG3588centurionκεντυρίωναkenturiōnaG2760to askἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905αὐτὸνautonG846ifεἰeiG1487this was soπάλαι ἀπέθανεν.palai apethanenG599G3819.
46SoκαὶkaiG2532JosephboughtἀγοράσαςagorasasG59a linen clothσινδόνα,sindonaG4616,took downκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507the body of JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,wrapped it inἐνείλησενeneilēsenG1750theτῇtēaG3588clothσινδόνιsindoniG4616,andκαὶkaiG2532placedἔθηκενethēkenG5087itαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419thatὃhoG3739had beenἦνēnG1510cutλελατομημένονlelatomēmenonG2998out ofἐκekG1537therockπέτραςpetrasG4073.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he rolledπροσεκύλισενprosekulisenG4351a stoneλίθονlithonG3037againstἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588entranceθύρανthuranG2374to theτοῦtouG3588tombμνημείου.mnēmeiouG3419.
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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