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Mark 15:36
And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take Him down.
And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take Him down.
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Before Pilate. (Mark 15:1 .Matthew 27:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28 .)_ 2. Barabbas released and the Servant condemned. ...
THE SILENCE OF JESUS (Mark 15:1-5)...
When it was twelve o'clock midday, there came a darkness over the whole earth, and it lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a great voice, "Eloi, Eloi lama...
GAVE HIM. - was giving. See note on Matthew 27:34....
_full of vinegar_ Burning thirst is the most painful aggravation of death by crucifixion, and it was as He uttered the words, "_I thirst_," that the soldier ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, or th...
ΓΕΜΊΣΑΣ ΣΠΌΓΓΟΝ ὌΞΟΥΣ. Lk. omits this, having mentioned at an earlier stage that the soldiers mocked Him by offering Him ὄξος, _i.e._ the _posca_ or sour wine provided for them, and possibly for the s...
33–41. THE LAST THREE HOURS AND THE DEATH Matthew 27:45-56; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:29-30...
Ver 33. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?...
_THE DEATH OF THE LAMB OF GOD -- MARK 15:33-41:_ Darkness was over the entire land from the sixth hour until the ninth hour. This darkness was another of the great miracles of the Bible. This was one...
ΔΡΑΜΏΝ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΤΡΈΧΩ (G5143) бежать, ΓΕΜΊΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΓΕΜΊΖΩ (G1072) наполнять, ΣΠΌΓΓΟΣ (G4699) губка, ΌΞΟΣ (G3690) прокисшее вино (Matthew 27:48; RAC, 6:635-46
SAYING, LET ALONE;— The Syriac version reads here, _While some said, Let alone._...
_SUMMARY 15:16_16:20 This closing section of Mark, like the corresponding section in Matthew, contains two proofs of the divinity of Jesus. The first is found in the darkness that covered the earth du...
6. JESUS CRUCIFIED 15:21-39 _TEXT 5:21-39_ And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross....
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. For the exposition, see the notes at John 19:17....
36 See Psa_69:21. 37-39 Compare Mat_27:50-54; Luk_23:45-47; Joh_19:30-37. 37 No man could take His life from Him. All the weariness and wounds did not exhaust His vitality. At the very last He cries...
THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE. THE CRUCIFIXION 1-15. Trial before Pilate (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:11; Luke 23:1; Luke 23:13;...
THE CRUCIFIXION (Matthew 27:31; Luke 23:26; John 19:16). See on Mt, Lk, Jn....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 15 JESUS AND PILATE VERSES 1-15 The *Jews did not have power over their own countr...
(21-38) See Notes on Matthew 27:32....
CHAPTER 15:33-41 (MARK 15:33) THE DEATH OF JESUS "And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, E...
δραμὼν δὲ : if the wits were heartless mockers, then δὲ will imply that this person who offered the sufferer a sponge saturated with _posca_ (_vide_ Mt.) was a friendly person touched by compassion. F...
_Darkness without and within_ (Matthew 27:45-49; Luke 23:44-46)....
A KING UPON HIS CROSS Mark 15:22-47 Our Lord refused to drink the potion prepared by the women of Jerusalem, in order to stupefy those who were crucified and so deaden the sense of pain, because He w...
This chapter is one of those that needs little explanation and must ever be read in awe and reverence. Pilate represented the Roman empire, which attempted to secure itself by its ordinary methods of...
JESUS EXPIRES AMID THE DARKNESS Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30; Mark 15:33-37; Matthew 27:45-50. “ And from the s
(21) And, they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (22) And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is,...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
Mark 15:36._Saying, Let him alone, let us see if Elijah will come to save him. Mark _relates these words as having been spoken by the soldier, while holding out the vinegar; but Matthew tells us that...
Before Pilate (chapter 15), He only witnesses a good confession, a testimony to the truth where the glory of God required it, and where this testimony stood opposed to the power of the adversary. To a...
AND ONE RAN AND FILLED A SPONGE FULL OF VINEGAR,.... Christ at the same time saying, I thirst; see John 19:28; AND PUT IT ON A REED; an hyssop stalk, John 19:29; AND GAVE HIM TO DRINK; and so fulfil...
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put _it_ on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. Ver. 36. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 2...
_When the sixth hour was come_ For an explanation of this paragraph, see notes on Matthew 27:45. _My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?_ In these words, Jesus claims God as his God; and yet lamen...
The crucifixion. Matthew 27:32-64....
TITLE: Crucified TEXT: Mark 15:21-38 PROPOSITION: To appreciate the cross we must understand what was involved. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Sufferings READING: Mark 15:21-25 INTRODUCTION: 1. We often...
33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which...
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Mark 15:36 Then G1161 someone G1520 ran G5143 (G5631) and G2532 filled G1072 sponge G4699 full G1072 ...
‘And one ran, and filling a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed and gave him it to drink, saying, “Let be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down.” ' Previously the soldiers present h...
THE CRUCIFIXION (15:20-39). It must have come as a huge anti-climax to those who heard this story for the first time when they learned that this One Who had done such good and had taught so well shoul...
Mark 15:36. SAYING, LET BE, etc. In Matthew's account, these words are addressed _to_ the man who gave the vinegar, here spoken _by_ him to the others. A sign of accuracy; such a conversation is natur...
Mark's account resembles that of Matthew, but has independent details....
TO TAKE HIM DOWN (καθελειν αυτον). Matthew 27:49 has "to save him" (σωσων), which see for discussion....
Mark 15:24 What took place around the Cross of Christ. I. Notice what _men_did during the crucifixion of Christ. (1) The soldiers. They are careless and confident. They cast lots for the clothes of t...
We will read two short passages from the Gospels this evening. May the blessed Spirit, who taught the Evangelists to record the sad story of our Lord's sufferings and death, give us fully to enter int...
Let us read again what we have often read before, that saddest of all stories which, nevertheless, is the fountain of the highest gladness,-the story of our Saviour's death, as recorded by Mark. Mark...
Concerning the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall read in three portions of the New Testament. First, in the Gospel according to Mark, the fifteenth chapter, beginning at the thirty-fourth verse...
CONTENTS: Jesus before Pilate. Barabbas set free instead of Christ. The crucifixion. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Pilate, Simon, Barabbas, Centurion, Joseph, 2 thieves, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of...
Mark 15:1. _Straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council._ Συνεδριν, the whole sanhedrim, consisting of seventy, but which must ne...
AND THEY FORCED HIM TO CARRY JESUS' CROSS. See notes on Matthew 27:32-56. Only Mark tells us that Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Compare Romans 16:13; Acts 19:33. Evidently both were wel...
_A sponge full of vinegar._ THE ACIDS OF LIFE They go to a cup of vinegar, and soak a sponge in it, and put it on a stick of hyssop, and then press it against the hot lips of Christ. You say the wine...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 15:36 SOUR WINE. See note on Luke 23:36. ⇐...
Jesus dies on the cross Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-37;...
CHAPTER XV. 1 _Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate_. 15 _Upon the clamour of the common people, the murderer Barabbas is loosed, and Jesus delivered up to be crucified_. 17 _He is crowned w...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 15:21. COMPEL.—_Press into service_: original word is of Persian origin, and denotes the impressment into service which officials were authorised to make to exped...
EXPOSITION MARK 15:1 AND STRAIGHTWAY IN THE MORNING THE CHIEF PRIESTS WITH THE ELDERS AND SCRIBES, AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL, HELD A CONSULTATION, AND BOUND JESUS, AND CARRIED HIM AWAY, AND DELIVERED HIM...
Let's turn to Mark's gospel chapter 15. Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane in the evening or late night, and immediately brought before Caiaphas the high priest and some of the rulers wher...
John 19:28; Luke 23:36; Mark 15:23; Psalms 69:21...
Vinegar. See on Matthew 27:48....