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

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

34At 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?”

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

36And 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.”

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

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

39When 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!”

40And 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.

41These 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

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionFrom [the] sixthἕκτηςG1623Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-γενομένηςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine SingularuntilἕωςG2193Preposition[the] ninthἐνάτηςG1766Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulardarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularoverἐφ’G1909PrepositionallὅληνG3650Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlandγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionAt theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularninthἐνάτῃG1766Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularhourὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcried outἐβόησενG994Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine SingularEloiἘλωῒG1682Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularEloiἘλωῒG1682Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularlemaλεμὰ*G2982Adverbsabachthaniσαβαχθάνι*G4518Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeansμεθερμηνευόμενονG3177Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhyεἰςG1519Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhave You forsakenἐγκατέλιπέςG1459Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 22:1
Verse 35

Original words

WhenΚαίG2532ConjunctionsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof thoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralstanding nearbyπαρεστηκότωνG3936Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Pluralheard [this]ἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey saidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralBeholdἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHe is callingφωνεῖG5455Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularElijahἨλίανG2243Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

AndδέG1161ConjunctionsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularranΔραμὼνG5143Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfilledγεμίσαςG1072Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara spongeσπόγγονG4699Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwith sour wineὄξουςG3690Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularHe put [it] onπεριθεὶςG4060Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara reedκαλάμῳG2563Noun - Dative Masculine Singularand held it up for [Jesus] to drinkἐπότιζενG4222Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsayingλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularLeave [Him] aloneἌφετεG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralLet us seeἴδωμενG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralifεἰG1487ConjunctionElijahἨλίαςG2243Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto take Him downκαθελεῖνG2507Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularlet outἀφεὶςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμεγάληνG3173Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singulara loud cryφωνὴνG5456Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] breathed His lastἐξέπνευσενG1606Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularveilκαταπέτασμαG2665Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartempleναοῦG3485Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas tornἐσχίσθηG4977Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositiontopἄνωθενG509AdverbtoἕωςG2193PrepositionbottomκάτωG2736Adverb
Verse 39

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcenturionκεντυρίωνG2760Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularstanding thereπαρεστηκὼςG3936Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐξG1537Prepositionin front ofἐναντίαςG1727Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularsawἸδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[how]οὕτωςG3779AdverbHe had breathed His lastἐξέπνευσενG1606Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTrulyἈληθῶςG230AdverbthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunctionthere wereἮσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionwomenγυναῖκεςG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralwatchingθεωροῦσαιG2334Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralfromἀπὸG575Prepositiona distanceμακρόθενG3113AdverbAmongἐνG1722PrepositionthemαἷςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural[were]καὶG2532ConjunctionMaryΜαρίαG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴG3094Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionMaryΜαρίαG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularmotherμήτηρG3384Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof JamesἸακώβουG2385Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularyoungerμικροῦG3398Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionof JosesἸωσῆτοςG2500Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSalomeΣαλώμηG4539Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

[These women]αἳG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Pluralhad followedἠκολούθουνG190Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionministeredδιηκόνουνG1247Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwhileὅτεG3753AdverbHe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίᾳG1056Noun - Dative Feminine Singularand [there were]καὶG2532ConjunctionmanyπολλαὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralotherἄλλαιG243Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural[women] whoαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Pluralhad come upσυναναβᾶσαιG4872Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralwith HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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