Mark 15:31
29 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,
30 come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
33 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
- KJV
- Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
- WEB
- Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
- ASV
- In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
- DARBY
- In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
- BLB
- Likewise also the chief priests, with the scribes, mocking among one another, were saying, “He saved others; Himself He is not able to save!
- ÅB
- Likeså spottet også yppersteprestene ham seg imellom sammen med de skriftlærde og sa: Andre har han frelst, seg selv kan han ikke frelse!
- OTB
- På samme måte hånte overprestene og de skriftlærde Ham seg imellom og sa: «Han frelste andre, men seg selv kan Han ikke frelse!
- B1930
- Likeså spottet også yppersteprestene ham sig imellem sammen med de skriftlærde og sa: Andre har han frelst, sig selv kan han ikke frelse!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 12:23–24
But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Read in contextMatthew 27:41–43
In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
Read in contextPsalms 22:16–17
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Read in contextPsalms 2:1–4
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Read in context1 Peter 3:17–18
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Read in contextLuke 23:35–37
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
Read in contextJohn 11:47–52
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
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