English Standard Version
Mark 15:32
32Let 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
Context of Mark 15:32
30save yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. 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. 33And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Read all of Mark 15Mark 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 remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"
- Isaiah 44:6Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
- Zephaniah 3:15The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- John 1:49Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
- John 12:13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"
- John 19:12From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar."
- John 20:25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe."
- Romans 3:3What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
- 2 Timothy 2:18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
- Matthew 27:44And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
- Luke 23:39One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? 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
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- 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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