Mark 15:28

15:28 [[EMPTY]] ¹ 

Luke 22:37

22:37 For I tell you that this scripture must be ²  fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ ³  For what is written about me is being fulfilled.” ⁴ 

Luke 23:25

23:25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over ⁵  to their will. ⁶ 

Luke 23:32-33

23:32 Two other criminals ⁷  were also led away to be executed with him. 23:33 So ⁸  when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” ⁹  they crucified ¹⁰  him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

¹ tc Most later mss add 15:28 “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘He was counted with the lawless ones.’” Verse 28 is included in L Θ 083 0250 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat, but is lacking in important Alexandrian and Western mss and some others (א A B C D Ψ pc). The addition of the verse with its quotation from Isa 53:12 probably represents a scribal assimilation from Luke 22:37. It was almost certainly not an original part of Mark’s Gospel. The present translation follows NA²⁷ in omitting the verse number, a procedure also followed by a number of other modern translations.

² sn This scripture must be fulfilled in me. The statement again reflects the divine necessity of God’s plan. See 4:43-44.

³ tn Or “with the lawless.”

⁴ tn Grk “is having its fulfillment.”

⁵ tn Or “delivered up.”

⁶ sn He handed Jesus over to their will. Here is where Luke places the major blame for Jesus’ death. It lies with the Jewish nation, especially the leadership, though in Acts 4:24-27 he will bring in the opposition of Herod, Pilate, and all people.

⁷ tc The text reads either “two other criminals” or “others, two criminals.” The first reading (found in Ì⁷⁵ א B) could be read as describing Jesus as a criminal, while the second (found in A C D L W Θ Ψ 070 0250 Ë^1,13 33 Ï) looks like an attempt to prevent this identification. The first reading, more difficult to explain from the other, is likely original.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the preceding material.

⁹ sn The place that is called ‘The Skull’ (known as Golgotha in Aramaic, cf. John 19:17) is north and just outside of Jerusalem. The hill on which it is located protruded much like a skull, giving the place its name. The Latin word for Greek κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria, from which the English word “Calvary” derives (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).

¹⁰ sn See the note on crucify in 23:21.