God’s Word Translation
Mark 15:20
20After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
Mark 15:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
- New International Version (NIV)And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
Context of Mark 15:20
18Then they began to greet him, “Long live the king of the Jews!” 19They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, and kneeling in front of him with false humility. After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. 21A man named Simon from the city of Cyrene was coming ⌞into Jerusalem⌟ from his home in the country. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. As he was about to pass by, the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. 22They took Jesus to Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
Read all of Mark 15Mark 15:20 word by word
καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ, ἐξέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὴν πορφύραν καὶ ἐνέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐξάγουσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα σταυρώσωσιν αὐτόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
- they had mockedἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- they took offἐκδύωekduō · to stripG1562
- the purpleπορφύραporphura · purple clothG4209
- putἐνδύωenduō · to put onG1746
- his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
- clothesἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
- ledἐξάγωexagō · to lead outG1806
- toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- crucifyσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
Cross-references for Mark 15:20
Commentaries on Mark 15:20
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-41The crucifixion story is one of the most historically reliable events from ancient history. Why would the early church invent a story where its central figure died as a criminal? This story was offensive to Jews and seemed ridiculous to non-Jews (1 Corinthians 1:23).Read the comment
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- 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
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