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

22And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). 23They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. 25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26A sign announced the charge against him. It 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 21:23the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.
• Psalms 22:16My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
• Isaiah 53:4Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins!
• Acts 5:30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
• Galatians 3:13But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
• 1 Peter 2:24He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
• Psalms 22:18They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.
• Matthew 27:35After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
• Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
• John 19:23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it 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

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Humiliation of Christ
• Release
• 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