Focused Passage

Mark 15:16-20

The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial

Mark 15 moves from Jewish leadership condemnation to Roman sentencing, from Barabbas's release to Jesus' crucifixion, from mock kingship to true kingship revealed in suffering, from public derision to cosmic darkness and divine abandonment, from Jesus' death to the torn temple curtain and Gentile confession, and from apparent defeat to honorable burial awaiting resurrection.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

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Verse 16

Cross-references

Isaiah 50:4BSB references Matthew 27:27BSB references Luke 22:63BSB references John 19BSB references Psalms 22:16Classic cross-references John 19:2Classic cross-references John 19:9Classic cross-references Luke 23:11Classic cross-references

Original words

ThenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsoldiersστρατιῶταιG4757Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralled [Jesus] awayἀπήγαγονG520Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularintoἔσωG2080PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularpalaceαὐλῆςG833Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular(thatὅG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] PraetoriumΠραιτώριονG4232Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncalledσυνκαλοῦσινG4779Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwholeὅληνG3650Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularcompany {together}σπεῖρανG4686Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Matthew 27:28Classic cross-references Mark 10:34Classic cross-references John 19:2Classic cross-references Luke 18:32Classic cross-references

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey dressedἐνδιδύσκουσινG1737Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularin a purple robeπορφύρανG4209Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctiontwisted togetherπλέξαντεςG4120Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plurala crownστέφανονG4735Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof thornsἀκάνθινονG174Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] set [it] onπεριτιθέασινG4060Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHis [head]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 18

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Matthew 27:29Classic cross-references Luke 23:3Classic cross-references Mark 15:2Classic cross-references Matthew 26:68Classic cross-references Matthew 27:42Classic cross-references

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey beganἤρξαντοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralto saluteἀσπάζεσθαιG782Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularHailΧαῖρεG5463Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularKingΒασιλεῦG935Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίωνG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Isaiah 50:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 53:3Classic cross-references Mark 14:65Classic cross-references Matthew 26:67Classic cross-references Matthew 27:30Classic cross-references

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionThey kept strikingἔτυπτονG5180Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwith a staffκαλάμῳG2563Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionspitting onἐνέπτυονG1716Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey knelt downτιθέντεςG5087Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .γόναταG1119Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and] bowedπροσεκύνουνG4352Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralbefore HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:12Classic cross-references Psalms 22:7Classic cross-references

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AfterκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ὅτεG3753Adverbthey had mockedἐνέπαιξανG1702Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey removedἐξέδυσανG1562Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularpurple [robe]πορφύρανG4209Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionputἐνέδυσανG1746Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularownἴδιαG2398Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralclothes [back]ἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralon HimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularThenΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey led Him outἐξάγουσινG1806Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctioncrucifyσταυρώσωσινG4717Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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