Mark 15:24

Mark 15:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
• New International Version (NIV)And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece.

Context of Mark 15:24

22And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25And it was the third hour when they crucified him. 26And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."

Mark 15:24 word by word

Καὶ σταυροῦσιν αὐτὸν καὶ διαμερίζονται τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ βάλλοντες κλῆρον ἐπ᾽ αὐτά, τίς τί ἄρῃ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they had crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they partedδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• garmentsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• garmentsἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• castingβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• lotsκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• should takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142

Cross-references for Mark 15:24

• Deuteronomy 21:23his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
• Psalms 22:16For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
• Isaiah 53:4Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
• Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"—
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
• Psalms 22:18they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
• Matthew 27:35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.
• Luke 23:34And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.
• John 19:23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom,

Commentaries on Mark 15:24

• 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. 24Crucifixion began with the Medes and Persians in the 600s BC. It spread to the eastern Mediterranean in the 300s BC through Alexander the Great. It became the main form of capital punishment in the Roman Empire until AD 337, when Constantine banned the practice. Crucifixion was slow, shameful, and full of pain. Sometimes a victim stayed alive for several days. Birds and dogs might even begin to eat the body before the person died. A victim could be tied…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:24

• Death
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Lot, the
• Prophecy
• Punishment
• Soldiers

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• Compel
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• Witness
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• Son of Man, the

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