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

27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 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, 30Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

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

• 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 they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
• Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
• Psalms 69:7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
• Psalms 109:25I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
• Lamentations 1:12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith Yhwh hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
• Lamentations 2:15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
• Matthew 27:39And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
• Mark 14:58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
• Genesis 37:19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
• Matthew 26:61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
• John 2:18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

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