Mark 15:31

Mark 15:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
• New International Version (NIV)In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
• English Standard Version (ESV)So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.

Context of Mark 15:31

29And 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. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Mark 15:31 word by word

ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων ἔλεγον· ἄλλους ἔσωσεν, ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται σῶσαι·Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the chief priestsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• mockingἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themselvesἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• He savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• he cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• ·οὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Mark 15:31

• Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
• Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
• Matthew 27:41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
• Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
• John 11:47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
• John 12:23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
• 1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Commentaries on Mark 15:31

• 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 15:31

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Presumption
• Unbelief

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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