Mark 15:16

Mark 15:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band.
• New International Version (NIV)The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.

Context of Mark 15:16

14Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. 15AndsoPilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 18And began to greet him, Hail, King of the Jews!

Mark 15:16 word by word

Οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν ἔσω τῆς αὐλῆς, ὅ ἐστιν πραιτώριον, καὶ συγκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖρανRead the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• ledἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoἔσωesō · in/inner/inwardlyG2080
• hallαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• calledὅ ἐστιho esti · which isG3603
• Praetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• togetherσυγκαλέωsugkaleō · to call togetherG4779
• wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• bandσπεῖραspeira · bandG4686

Cross-references for Mark 15:16

• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered to him the whole band of soldiers .
• John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
• John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith to Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Commentaries on Mark 15:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16the whole company: This was literally a cohort, which was one-tenth of a Roman legion of soldiers, or about 600 men. Those called to attend were likely all the soldiers on duty in the Praetorium.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:16

• Jesus, the Christ
• Pretorium
• Soldiers

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Hall
• Judgment hall
• Praetorium
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Army, Roman

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