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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
• 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.

Context of Mark 15:24

22They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, “Place of the Skull”). 23They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take. 25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26The 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 must not remain all night on the tree; instead you must make certain you bury him that same day, for the one who is left exposed on a tree is cursed by God. You must not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
• Psalms 22:16Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
• Isaiah 53:4But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
• Acts 5:30The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
• Psalms 22:18They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.
• Matthew 27:35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.
• Luke 23:34[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
• John 19:23Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)

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

In the dictionaries

• Compel
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• Content
• Humiliation of Christ
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• Superscription
• Witness
• Games
• Jesus Christ
• 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