Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Mark 15:23
Wine mingled ... - Matthew says “vinegar.” It was probably “wine soured,” so that it might be called either. This was the common drink of the Roman soldiers.
Myrrh - See the notes at Matthew 27:34.
Wine mingled ... - Matthew says “vinegar.” It was probably “wine soured,” so that it might be called either. This was the common drink of the Roman soldiers.
Myrrh - See the notes at Matthew 27:34.
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Before Pilate. (Mark 15:1 .Matthew 27:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28 .)_ 2. Barabbas released and the Servant condemned. ...
MARK 15:21 * THE CRUCIFIXION. Usually the criminal himself carried his cross (_i.e._ the cross-bar, probably not the upright). Jesus seems to have been exhausted by the scourging and by His own sorrow...
THE SILENCE OF JESUS (Mark 15:1-5)...
And they impressed into service a man called Simon of Cyrene, who was passing by, on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, and they made him carry his Cross. So they brought...
THEY GAVE, &c.. they were offering. See notes on Matthew 27:34; Matthew 27:48. NOT. Greek. _ou_. App-105....
_they gave him_ More literally, THEY OFFERED HIM. _wine mingled with myrrh_ It was a merciful custom of the Jews to give those condemned to crucifixion, with a view to producing stupefaction, a strong...
23–32. THE CRUCIFIXION AND THE FIRST THREE HOURS Matthew 27:34-44; Luke 23:33; John 19:18-26...
ἘΔΊΔΟΥΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι. _They offered Him_ (R.V.). “They tried to give Him”; the conative imperf. Cf. ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν (Mark 9:38). Mt., as often, has the aor. where Mk has the imperf., and in this case is le...
Ver 20. ---- And led Him out to crucify Him. 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 brin...
_THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE LORD JESUS -- MARK 15:21-32:_ Are you prepared to die? Death is the inevitable as far as this world is concerned. Jesus was prepared to die. However, His death was much differe...
ΈΔΊΔΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать. Конативный _impf._, "они попытались дать" (Swete). ΈΣΜΥΡΝΙΣΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΣΜΥΡΝΊΖΩ (G4669) наркотик с маслом миррового дерева. Соглас...
_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....
7 Bar-Abbas, which means son of the father, _ had _ committed the political crime against the Roman government which they tried to fasten on our Lord. He was a murderer. The Lord was a life giver. Yet...
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...
WINE MINGLED WITH MYRRH. — Note this description as in part explaining St. Matthew’s “wine mingled with gall.”...
(21-38) See Notes on Matthew 27:32....
CHAPTER 15:21-32 (MARK 15:21) CHRIST CRUCIFIED "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 cr...
ἐδίδουν : the conative imperfect = they tried to give, offered. ἐσμυρνισμένον οἶνον, wine drugged with myrrh, here only in N. T. _Cf._ Mt.'s account. οὐκ ἔλαβεν : Mt. says Jesus tasted the drink. He w...
_The crucifixion_ (Matthew 27:32-37; Luke 23:26; Luke 23:33-38)....
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...
St. Matthew says mixed with gall; for gall is here used for bitterness, and wine that has myrrh in it is a very strong bitter; although, perhaps, both gall and myrrh might have been ingredients to inc...
CHAPTER 27. JESUS LED TO CALVARY Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:16-17. “ And the
(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...
_THE MORTIFICATION OF BODILY DESIRES_ ‘And they bring Him unto the place Golgotha.… And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but He received it not.’ Mark 15:22 The first great law of Ch...
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 THEY GAVE HIM TO DRINK WINE MINGLED WITH MYRRH,.... Wine mingled with frankincense was what was usually given by the Jews to persons going to die w: "he that goes to be executed they mix for him,...
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received _it_ not. Ver. 23. _Wine mingled with myrrh_] This was not the same potion with that in Mark 15:36; Matthew 27:48, but another....
_They bring him, unto the place Golgotha_ See these verses elucidated in the notes on Matthew 27:33. _When they had crucified him, they parted his garments_ Mark seems to intimate, that they first nai...
The crucifixion. Matthew 27:32-64....
WINE; Matthew says vinegar. It was probably wine which was soured, and might be called by either name. MINGLED WITH MYRRH; see note on Matthew 27:34....
Christ led to His crucifixion:...
AND THEY GAVE HIM TO DRINK WINE MINGLED WITH MYRRH; BUT HE RECEIVED IT NOT....
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...
22-32 The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look...
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Five Books in Reply to Marcion is drunk, and gall[333]...
Mark 15:23 Then G2532 gave G1325 (G5707) Him G846 wine G3631 myrrh G4669 (G5772) drink G4095 ...
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...
‘And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh and he did not receive it.' Theophrastus and Pliny both mention the custom of mixing wine with myrrh, but here the purpose was probably to dull the senses...
Mark 15:23. THEY OFFERED HIM, or, ‘were giving Him;' it was offered merely, not forced upon Him. WINE MINGLED WITH MYRRH. See on Matthew 26:34....
Mark's account resembles that of Matthew, but has independent details....
THEY OFFERED HIM (εδιδουν αυτω). Imperfect tense where Matthew has the aorist εδωκαν.MINGLED WITH MYRRH (εσμυρνισμενον). Perfect passive participle. The verb means flavoured with myrrh, myrrhed w...
DRINK The stupefying drink usually given to those crucified....
Mark 15:23 Christ refusing any Alleviation of His Sufferings. Standing before the scene these words picture, I would ask, devoutly and earnestly: What does it mean? What light does it shed upon Chri...
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...
Mark 15:15. And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, call...
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...
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...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 15:23 WINE MIXED WITH MYRRH is intended to have a mildly numbing effect. ⇐...
Jesus is led away to be crucified Matthew 27:32-44; Mark 15:21-32; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:17-22;...
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 22:18; Luke 23:36; Mark 14:25; Matthew 26:19;...
They gave [ε δ ι δ ο υ ν]. The imperfect tense is used in the same sense as in Matthew 3:14 (Rev.), "John would have hindered." They were for giving; attempted to give. So Rev., excellently, offered....