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 execute two outlaws, one on His right and one on His left. 28[footnote: Later mss. add: So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'He was counted with the sinners.' See Isa. 53:12.] Those passing by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, 30save Yourself by coming down from the stake!” 31Likewise the ruling kohanim, along with the Torah scholars, were also mocking Him among themselves. “He saved others,” they were saying, “but He can’t save Himself?

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

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 22:7Am I a worm, and not a man? Am I a scorn of men, despised by people?
• Psalms 35:15But at my stumbling they gathered in glee. Wretches gathered against me whom I did not know, tearing at me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:7May those who hope in You not be ashamed because of me, my Lord, Adonai-Tzva’ot. May those who seek You not be disgraced because of me, O God of Israel.
• Psalms 109:25And I have become a taunt to them. When they see me, they wag their head.
• Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by on the road? Look and see! Is any suffering like my suffering that was brought on me, that Adonai has inflicted in the day of His fierce anger?
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass your way clap their hands at you. They hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem. “Is this the city of which they said, ‘The perfection of beauty,’ ‘the joy of the whole earth’?”
• Matthew 27:39Those passing by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads
• Mark 14:58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”
• Genesis 37:19They said to one another, “Here comes the master of dreams!
• Matthew 26:61and said, “This fellow said, ‘I’m able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days!’”
• John 2:18The Judean leaders responded, “What sign do You show us, since You are doing 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