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Text -- Mark 15:23-47 (NET)
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15:23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh , but he did not take it.
15:24 Then they crucified him and divided his clothes , throwing dice for them , to decide what each would take .
15:25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him .
15:26 The inscription of the charge against him read , “The king of the Jews .”
15:27 And they crucified two outlaws with him , one on his right and one on his left .
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15:29 Those who passed by defamed him , shaking their heads and saying , “Aha ! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days ,
15:30 save yourself and come down from the cross !”
15:31 In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law – were mocking him among themselves : “He saved others , but he cannot cannot save himself !
15:32 Let the Christ , the king of Israel , come down from the cross now , that we may see and believe !” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him .
Jesus’ Death
15:33 Now when it was noon , darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon .
15:34 Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice , “Eloi , Eloi , lema sabachthani ?” which means , “My God , my God , why have you forsaken me ?”
15:35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said , “Listen , he is calling for Elijah !”
15:36 Then someone ran , filled a sponge with sour wine , put it on a stick , and gave it to him to drink , saying , “Leave him alone ! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down !”
15:37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last .
15:38 And the temple curtain was torn in two , from top to bottom .
15:39 Now when the centurion , who stood in front of him , saw how he died , he said , “Truly this man was God’s Son !”
15:40 There were also women , watching from a distance . Among them were Mary Magdalene , and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses , and Salome .
15:41 When he was in Galilee , they had followed him and given him support . Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.
Jesus’ Burial
15:42 Now when evening had already come , since it was the day of preparation (that is , the day before the Sabbath ),
15:43 Joseph of Arimathea , a highly regarded member of the council , who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God , went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .
15:44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead . He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time .
15:45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion , he gave the body to Joseph .
15:46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body , he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock . Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb .
15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Pilate, Pontius |
Persecution |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
Prisoners |
Jesus, The Christ |
Death |
Centurion |
Mary |
Joseph |
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA |
Salome |
Joses |
Sponge |
Women |
Myrrh |
Presumption |
Unbelief |
Mocking |
Prophecy |
ARMY, ROMAN |
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NET Notes -> Mar 15:23; Mar 15:24; Mar 15:24; Mar 15:24; Mar 15:24; Mar 15:25; Mar 15:26; Mar 15:28; Mar 15:30; Mar 15:31; Mar 15:31; Mar 15:32; Mar 15:32; Mar 15:32; Mar 15:33; Mar 15:33; Mar 15:33; Mar 15:33; Mar 15:34; Mar 15:34; Mar 15:35; Mar 15:36; Mar 15:36; Mar 15:38; Mar 15:39; Mar 15:39; Mar 15:40; Mar 15:41; Mar 15:41; Mar 15:41; Mar 15:42; Mar 15:42; Mar 15:43; Mar 15:43; Mar 15:43; Mar 15:43; Mar 15:44; Mar 15:45; Mar 15:45; Mar 15:46; Mar 15:46; Mar 15:46; Mar 15:46; Mar 15:46; Mar 15:47
NET Notes: Mar 15:23 It is difficult to say for certain who gave Jesus this drink of wine mixed with myrrh (e.g., the executioner, or perhaps women from Jerusalem). In any...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:25 Grk “It was the third hour.” This time would have been approximate, and could refer to the beginning of the process, some time before Jesu...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:26 Mention of the inscription is an important detail, because the inscription would normally give the reason for the execution. It shows that Jesus was e...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:28 Most later mss add 15:28 “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘He was counted with the lawless ones.’” Verse 28 is incl...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:30 There is rich irony in the statement of those who were passing by, “Save yourself and come down from the cross!” In summary, they wanted J...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:32 Mark’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luk...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:35 Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:38 The referent of this term, καταπέτασμα (katapetasma), is not entirely clear. It could refer to ...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:39 Grk “the way he breathed his last”; or “the way he expired”; or “that he thus breathed no more.”
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NET Notes: Mar 15:41 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mar 15:42 The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.
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NET Notes: Mar 15:43 Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had ju...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:44 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
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