New Living Translation
Mark 15:29
29The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.
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
27Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. 30Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!” 31The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself!
Read all of Mark 15Mark 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 22:7Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
- Psalms 35:15But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don’t even know; they slander me constantly.
- Psalms 69:7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.
- Psalms 109:25I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
- Lamentations 1:12“Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine, which the Lord brought on me when he erupted in fierce anger.
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”
- Matthew 27:39The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.
- Mark 14:58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’”
- Genesis 37:19“Here comes the dreamer!” they said.
- Matthew 26:61who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- John 2:18But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”
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
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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
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