Mark 15:31

Mark 15:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
• New International Version (NIV)In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
• English Standard Version (ESV)So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.

Context of Mark 15:31

29And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, 30save thyself, and descend from the cross. In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him. 33And when [the] sixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;

Mark 15:31 word by word

ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων ἔλεγον· ἄλλους ἔσωσεν, ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται σῶσαι·Read the interlinear

• chiefἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• mockingἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243

Cross-references for Mark 15:31

• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Psalms 22:16For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
• Matthew 27:41[And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
• Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also [with them] sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.
• John 11:47The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
• John 12:23But Jesus answered them saying, The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.
• 1 Peter 3:17For [it is] better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers;

Commentaries on Mark 15:31

• 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. 29-32Jesus was being mocked and abused by those who passed by, the religious leaders, and those who were crucified with Jesus. those who passed by heaped abuse (literally they blasphemed): They shook their heads to show contempt (see Lamentations 2:15). They also mocked his claim that he would destroy the temple (see Mark 14:58).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:31

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

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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