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 bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, 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

• 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 shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which Yhwh thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
• Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
• Isaiah 53:4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
• Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Galatians 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
• 1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• Psalms 22:18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
• Matthew 27:35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
• Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
• John 19:23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

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