Focused Passage

Mark 15:33-41

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

33 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34 At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

35 When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

37 But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40 And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41 These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction From [the] sixth ἕκτης G1623 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular hour ὥρας G5610 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - γενομένης G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular until ἕως G2193 Preposition [the] ninth ἐνάτης G1766 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular hour ὥρας G5610 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular darkness σκότος G4655 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular came ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular over ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition all ὅλην G3650 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular land γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, from noon until three in the afternoon
Verse 34

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction At the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular ninth ἐνάτῃ G1766 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular hour ὥρᾳ G5610 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular cried out ἐβόησεν G994 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular in a loud voice φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Eloi Ἐλωῒ G1682 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Eloi Ἐλωῒ G1682 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular lema λεμὰ* G2982 Adverb sabachthani σαβαχθάνι* G4518 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular which G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular means μεθερμηνευόμενον G3177 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Vocative Masculine Singular God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Vocative Masculine Singular God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular why εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular have You forsaken ἐγκατέλιπές G1459 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 22:1
Verse 35

Original words

When Καί G2532 Conjunction some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of those τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural standing nearby παρεστηκότων G3936 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural heard [this] ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural they said ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Behold Ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular He is calling φωνεῖ G5455 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Elijah Ἠλίαν G2243 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

And δέ G1161 Conjunction someone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular ran Δραμὼν G5143 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction filled γεμίσας G1072 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a sponge σπόγγον G4699 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular with sour wine ὄξους G3690 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular He put [it] on περιθεὶς G4060 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a reed καλάμῳ G2563 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and held it up for [Jesus] to drink ἐπότιζεν G4222 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular saying λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Leave [Him] alone Ἄφετε G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Let us see ἴδωμεν G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural if εἰ G1487 Conjunction Elijah Ἠλίας G2243 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular comes ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to take Him down καθελεῖν G2507 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or a sponge with wine vinegar
  • See Psalm 69:21.
Verse 37

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular let out ἀφεὶς G863 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv μεγάλην G3173 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular a loud cry φωνὴν G5456 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] breathed His last ἐξέπνευσεν G1606 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular veil καταπέτασμα G2665 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular temple ναοῦ G3485 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular was torn ἐσχίσθη G4977 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition two δύο G1417 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition top ἄνωθεν G509 Adverb to ἕως G2193 Preposition bottom κάτω G2736 Adverb
Verse 39

Original words

When δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular centurion κεντυρίων G2760 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular standing there παρεστηκὼς G3936 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐξ G1537 Preposition in front of ἐναντίας G1727 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular saw Ἰδὼν G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [how] οὕτως G3779 Adverb He had breathed His last ἐξέπνευσεν G1606 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular he said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Truly Ἀληθῶς G230 Adverb this οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR saw how, having cried out, He had breathed His last
Verse 40

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction there were Ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural also καὶ G2532 Conjunction women γυναῖκες G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural watching θεωροῦσαι G2334 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition a distance μακρόθεν G3113 Adverb Among ἐν G1722 Preposition them αἷς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural [were] καὶ G2532 Conjunction Mary Μαρία G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Magdalene Μαγδαληνὴ G3094 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Mary Μαρία G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of James Ἰακώβου G2385 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular younger μικροῦ G3398 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction of Joses Ἰωσῆτος G2500 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Salome Σαλώμη G4539 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Joses is a variant of Joseph; see Matthew 27:56.
Verse 41

Original words

[These women] αἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural had followed ἠκολούθουν G190 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction ministered διηκόνουν G1247 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular while ὅτε G3753 Adverb He was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίᾳ G1056 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and [there were] καὶ G2532 Conjunction many πολλαὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural other ἄλλαι G243 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural [women] who αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural had come up συναναβᾶσαι G4872 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural with Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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