Focused Passage

Mark 15:21-32

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.

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21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

22They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

29And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

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Verse 21

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[Now]τιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularSimonΣίμωναG4613Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof CyreneΚυρηναῖονG2956Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof AlexanderἈλεξάνδρουG223Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionRufusῬούφουG4504Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas passing byπαράγοντάG3855Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singularon his way inἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singularfromἀπ’G575Prepositionthe countryἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandΚαὶG2532Conjunction[the soldiers] forced [him]ἀγγαρεύουσινG29Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoἵναG2443ConjunctioncarryἄρῃG142Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸνG4716Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof [Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionThey broughtφέρουσινG5342Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara placeτόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[called] GolgothaΓολγοθᾶνG1115Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularmeansμεθερμηνευόμενον*G3177Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular[The] PlaceτόποςG5117Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof the SkullΚρανίουG2898Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 23

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ThereκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey offeredἐδίδουνG1325Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularmixed with myrrhἐσμυρνισμένονG4669Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionHeὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdid not take [it]ἔλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

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AndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey crucifiedσταυροῦσινG4717Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionThey also dividedδιαμερίζονταιG1266Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgarmentsἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralby castingβάλλοντεςG906Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PlurallotsκλῆρονG2819Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto decideἐπ’G1909Preposition-αὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular[each of them]τίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwould takeἄρῃG142Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Psalm 22:18.
Verse 25

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionIt wasἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] thirdτρίτηG5154Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularhourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhenκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey crucifiedἐσταύρωσανG4717Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, nine in the morning
Verse 26

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularchargeαἰτίαςG156Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinscribedἐπιγραφὴG1923Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularagainst HimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularreadἐπιγεγραμμένηG1924Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularTHEΟ*G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKINGΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣG935Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularOF THEΤΩΝG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJEWSΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 27

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[Along]ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionwithσὺνG4862Preposition[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey crucifiedσταυροῦσινG4717Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralrobbersλῃστάςG3027Noun - Accusative Masculine PluraloneἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularonἐκG1537Preposition[His] rightδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononeἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularonἐξG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularleftεὐωνύμωνG2176Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or insurrectionists
  • BYZ and TR include 28So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” See Isaiah 53:12 and Luke 22:37.
Verse 29

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AndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralpassed byπαραπορευόμενοιG3899Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralheaped abuse onἐβλασφήμουνG987Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularshakingκινοῦντεςG2795Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheadsκεφαλὰςG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsayingλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralAhaΟὐὰG3758Interjection-G3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularYou who are going to destroyκαταλύωνG2647Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartempleναὸνG3485Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionrebuild [it]οἰκοδομῶνG3618Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthreeτρισὶνG5140Adjective - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 30

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come downκαταβὰςG2597Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrossσταυροῦG4716Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] saveσῶσονG4982Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularYourselfσεαυτὸνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Verse 31

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In the same wayὉμοίωςG3668Adverb. . .καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralchief priestsἀρχιερεῖςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandμετὰG3326Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralscribesγραμματέωνG1122Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralmocked [Him]ἐμπαίζοντεςG1702Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralamongπρὸςG4314PrepositionthemselvesἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralsayingἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHe savedἔσωσενG4982Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularothersἌλλουςG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756Adverb[but] He cannotδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularsaveσῶσαιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

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{Let} theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKingΒασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof IsraelἸσραὴλG2474Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularcome downκαταβάτωG2597Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568AdverbfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrossσταυροῦG4716Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe may seeἴδωμενG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelieveπιστεύσωμενG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralAnd evenκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere crucifiedσυνεσταυρωμένοιG4957Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralwithσὺνG4862PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularberatedὠνείδιζονG3679Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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