Mark 15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 15:29-32

15:29-32 Those who were passing by hurled their insults at him, wagging their heads at him. "Aha!" they said, "you who are going to pull down the Temple and build it in three days, come down from the Cross and save yourself!" Even so the chief priests jested with each other, with the experts in the law. "He saved others," they said, "He cannot save himself. Let this Anointed One of God, this King of Israel, come down from the Cross, so that we may see it and believe." And those who were... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 15:33-41

15:33-41 When it was twelve o'clock midday, there came a darkness over the whole earth, and it lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a great voice, "Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me?" When certain of the bystanders heard it, they said, "See! He is calling for Elijah!" Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and gave him a drink. "Let be!" he said, "till we see if Elijah is going to come and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 15:42-47

15:42-47 When it was now evening, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea, a respected member of the council, and a man who was himself waiting for the Kingdom of God, ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion, and asked if he had been long dead. And when he had learned the facts from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. And Joseph bought fine... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:1

And straightway in the morning ,.... As soon as it was break of day, or daylight appeared: the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and Scribes ; who were the principal men in the sanhedrim: and the whole council ; which, on this extraordinary occasion, was convened; the result of which was, to bind Jesus, and deliver him up to the Roman governor, to be put to death by him, as a seditious person, and an enemy to Caesar, and accordingly they did so: and bound Jesus,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:2

And Pilate asked him, art thou the king of the Jews ?.... Which either he had heard before that it was said by him, and his followers; or was what the Jews now suggested to him as his crime, which they desired sentence of death might pass upon him: and he answering, said unto him, thou sayest it ; which is all one as if he had said, I am; See Gill on Matthew 26:25 ; for so he was in a sense, in which he explained himself to Pilate's satisfaction, John 18:36 ; See Gill on Matthew... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:3

And the chief priests accused him of many things ,.... As that he was a magician, and a blasphemer, and gave out that he was the Son of God; and that he made himself a king, and even forbad the people to give tribute to Caesar, and moved discord, sedition, and rebellion throughout the land; but he answered nothing . This clause is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; but is in the Greek text of the Complutensian edition, and in the Ethiopic version, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:4

And Pilate asked him again ,.... In the presence of the chief priests, who laid so many things to his charge; for the former question was put, when Jesus and he were alone in the judgment hall, whither the Jews would not enter for fear of being defiled; see John 18:28 ; saying, answerest thou nothing behold how many things they witness against thee ? The charges were many, and very heinous, and which Pilate thought called for self-defence; See Gill on Matthew 27:13 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:5

But Jesus yet answered nothing ,.... He still continued silent, and made no defence for himself, which the governor was willing to give him an opportunity to make, and, as his friend, urged him to it: so that Pilate marvelled ; what should be the meaning of his silence, when he was so capable of defending himself, and was so innocent, as Pilate himself was ready to believe; and yet the things he was charged with were of, the highest nature, and by persons of the greatest figure in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:6

Now at that feast ,.... The feast of the passover, which was at that instant; see John 18:39 . The Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, "at every feast"; as if the following custom was used at every feast in the year, at the feasts of pentecost and tabernacles, as well as at the passover; whereas it was only at the latter: he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired ; of this custom See Gill on Matthew 27:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:7

And there was one named Barabbas ,.... A prisoner of that name at Jerusalem; which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him : he had been at the head of a seditious mob, and he and his accomplices were taken and put in prison: who had committed murder in the insurrection ; which may be connected either with Barabbas, and read in the singular number, as it is in the Vulgate Latin version, "he had committed"; or with the seditious persons he lay bound with, and be read... read more

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