Mark 15:29

27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
KJV
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
WEB
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
ASV
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
DARBY
And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,
BLB
And those passing by were railing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The One demolishing the temple and building [it] in three days,
ÅB
Og de som gikk forbi, spottet ham, og ristet på hodet og sa: Tvi deg, du som bryter ned templet og bygger det opp igjen på tre dager!
OTB
De som gikk forbi, hånte Ham, ristet på hodet og sa: «Ah! Du som ville rive ned tempelet og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager,
B1930
Og de som gikk forbi, spottet ham, og rystet på hodet og sa: Tvi dig, du som bryter ned templet og bygger det op igjen på tre dager!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 14:58

    We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

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  • Psalms 109:25

    I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

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  • Lamentations 1:12

    Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

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  • John 2:18–22

    Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

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  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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  • Psalms 69:26

    For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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  • Psalms 69:19–20

    Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

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  • Matthew 27:39–40

    And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

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