Mark 15:29

Mark 15:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
• New International Version (NIV)Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,

Context of Mark 15:29

27They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left. Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads and said, “What a joke! You were going to tear down God’s temple and build it again in three days. 30Come down from the cross, and save yourself!” 31The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings made fun of him among themselves in the same way. They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself.

Mark 15:29 word by word

καὶ οἱ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ λέγοντες· Οὐά, ὁ καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ οἰκοδομῶν ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• passed byπαραπορεύομαιparaporeuomai · to pass by/throughG3899
• railed onβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• waggingκινέωkineō · to moveG2795
• headsκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ahοὐάoua · aha!G3758
• destroyestκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647
• the templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• buildestοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Mark 15:29

• Psalms 22:7All who see me make fun of me. Insults pour from their mouths. They shake their heads and say,
• Psalms 35:15Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
• Psalms 69:7Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. Humiliation has covered my face.
• Psalms 109:25I have become the victim of my enemies’ insults. They look at me and shake their heads.
• Lamentations 1:12“Doesn’t this affect all of you who pass by? Look and see if there’s any pain like the pain that the Lord has caused me, like the pain that he has made me suffer on the day of his fierce anger.
• Lamentations 2:15Everyone who walks along the road shakes a fist at you. They hiss and shake their heads at Jerusalem’s people: ‘Is this the city they used to call absolutely beautiful, the joy of the whole world?’
• Matthew 27:39Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads
• Mark 14:58“We heard him say, ‘I’ll tear down this temple made by humans, and in three days I’ll build another temple, one not made by human hands.’ ”
• Genesis 37:19They said to each other, “Look, here comes that master dreamer!
• Matthew 26:61They stated, “This man said, ‘I can tear down God’s temple and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
• John 2:18The Jews reacted by asking Jesus, “What miracle can you show us to justify what you’re doing?”

Commentaries on Mark 15:29

• 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 15:29

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

In the dictionaries

• Ah!
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Ah; Aha
• Gesture
• Head

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