Mark 15:32

Mark 15:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
• New International Version (NIV)Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

Context of Mark 15:32

30save yourself by coming down from the cross!” 31In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him taunted him. 33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

Mark 15:32 word by word

ὁ χριστός, ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραήλ, καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμεν καὶ οἱ συνεσταυρωμένοι σὺν αὐτῷ ὠνείδιζον αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Let ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• descendκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• were crucifiedσυσταυρόομαιsustauroō · to crucify withG4957
• with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• reviledὀνειδίζωoneidezō · to revileG3679

Cross-references for Mark 15:32

• Mark 14:61But he kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
• Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Armies, says: I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me.
• Zephaniah 3:15The Lord has removed your punishment; he has turned back your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you; you need no longer fear harm.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”
• John 12:13they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord — the King of Israel!”
• John 19:12From that moment Pilate kept trying to release him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”
• John 20:25So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
• Romans 3:3What then? If some were unfaithful, will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
• 2 Timothy 2:18They have departed from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are ruining the faith of some.
• Matthew 27:44In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with him taunted him.
• Luke 23:39Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

Commentaries on Mark 15:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32And believe - In him is added by DFGHPBHV, and upwards of sixty others; as also the Armenian, Slavonic, and four Itala.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-32Verses 22-32 The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they thereby intended him great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32The two men who were crucified with Jesus also mocked him. One might expect them to show compassion, since they were suffering the same cruel punishment (see Luke 23:39–43).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:32

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Presumption
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Christ
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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