Font Size
Mark 15:31-33
New English Translation
Mark 15:31-33
New English Translation
31 In the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law[a]—were mocking him among themselves:[b] “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! 32 Let the Christ,[c] 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.[d]
Jesus’ Death
33 Now[e] when it was noon,[f] darkness came over the whole land[g] until three in the afternoon.[h]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Mark 15:31 tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22. Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.
- Mark 15:31 tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said among themselves.”
- Mark 15:32 tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.
- Mark 15:32 sn 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 Luke 23:40-43).
- Mark 15:33 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
- Mark 15:33 tn Grk “When the sixth hour had come.”
- Mark 15:33 sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.
- Mark 15:33 tn Grk “until the ninth hour.”
New English Translation (NET)
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.