Mark 15

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-20

Christ mocked. During this awful night and morning our Lord thrice underwent the suffering and indignity of public and vulgar derision. First before the high priest, at the hands of the officers and servants of Caiaphas; then again when he was set at nought and mocked by the brutal soldiery of Herod Antipas; and now yet once more, when Pilate delivered him into the keeping of the Roman soldiers, a company of whom were about to lead him forth to crucifixion. Insult was added to insult, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-32

The mockery of Jesus. The scene, the courtyard of the governor's residence; the actors, the Roman soldiery and the Son of God; and the awful fate that awaited the Sufferer, render this mockery one of the most impressive incidents in human history. It was deliberate, brutal, and inhuman. I. WHAT IT WAS IN HIM THAT WAS MOCKED . The crown and the purple and the sham homage are interpreted by the cry, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 1 . It was his kingly pretensions they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-32

The crucifixion: the human deed. To the contemplation of that supreme fact in history, around which the thoughts, the hearts, of men gather more and more, we are directed by the few sad, solemn words, "Pilate … delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified." The preliminary incidents are minutely related. They describe the most solemn mockery ever perpetrated. The scourging first. He is stripped to the waist, his hands tied behind him; his bent back is beaten with leathern... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-41

Parallel passages: Matthew 27:27-56 ; Luke 23:26-49 ; John 19:17-37 .— The closing scene. I. THE CRUCIFIXION AND ACCOMPANYING EVENTS , 1 . The words of the Creed. The words of the Creed, "crucified under Pontius Pilate," are familiar to almost every young person who has been trained in the Christian religion. All down the centuries the name of this Roman knight, who was Procurator of Judaea under the Propraetor of Syria, has been associated with the greatest crime... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:17-18

And they clothe him with purple, and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! They clothe him with purple ( ἐνδύουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν ) . So also says St. John ( John 21:2 , ἱματιον πορφυροῦν ). St. Matthew says ( Matthew 27:28 ), "They put on him a scarlet robe ( περιέθηκαν αὐτῷ χλαμύδα )." Purple and scarlet are not such very dissimilar colors. Purple is a royal color; and the chlamys of St. Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:19

And they smote his head with a reed —the same reed, according to St. Matthew ( Matthew 27:29 , Matthew 27:30 ), which they bad first put into his right hand as a scepter, to complete the mocking symbolism— and did spit upon him ( ἐνέπτυον αὐτῷ ) . The verb is in the imperfect; they did it again and again. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:20

And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. The silence of our blessed Lord during these wanton and aggravated insults is very remarkable, and also the total absence of any legal grounds for his condemnation. And they lead him out to crucify him . Assuming the palace of Pilate to have been near the gate of Jaffa, north-west of Mount Zion, and the place of crucifixion that now assigned to it, within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,—the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21

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 . It seems from St. Matthew ( Matthew 27:32 ) that our Savior bore his own cross from the palace to the gate of the city. The tablet, with the inscription afterwards attached to the cross, would be carried before him; and a certain number of soldiers would be appointed to go with him to the place of execution, and to see the sentence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21-32

The crucifixion. The bigots and the mob have gained their end, and now have their own way with "the Holy One and the Just." The power of Rome is brought into the service of Jewish fanaticism and malice. All evil influences have conspired together. Now is their hour and the power of darkness. The world's sin has culminated in the rejection of the world's Savior. All happens as has been foreseen in the counsels of God, and foretold by inspired prophets and by the Son of man himself. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21-32

The Crucifixion. I. THERE MAY BE A BLESSING IN ENFORCED SERVICE . Simon the Cyrenian is raised into the light of history; perhaps to teach us this. No nobler honor for the Christian than to reflect, "I have been called to bear the cross." And for some to reflect, "I was forced into carrying the cross I would have refused, or left on the ground." So with that other Simon, surnamed Peter. II. PAIN IS RATHER TO BE STRUGGLED WITH THAN ARTIFICIALLY ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:21-32

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