Mark 15:39-47 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:45

And when he knew it of the centurion ,.... Who might inform him of his giving up the ghost after he had cried with a loud voice, which so much affected him; and how he was found to be really dead when they came to break the legs of the malefactors; and how that one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, from whence flowed blood and water; so that there was no room to doubt of his being really dead; with which Pilate being satisfied, he gave the body to Joseph ; ordered it to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:46

And he bought fine linen ,.... That is, Joseph, as is expressed in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions; which, when he had done, as is highly probable, in the city of Jerusalem, he went to Mount Calvary, and took him down ; took the body of Christ down from the cross; though, no doubt, with the assistance of others, or by others, and not he himself, at least not alone: and wrapped him in the linen ; wound him up in it, as was the manner of the Jews; See Gill on Matthew... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:47

And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses ,.... Or Joseph, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read: beheld where he was laid : very likely they saw Joseph, and his men, take him down from the cross, and they followed him, and observed where he laid him; or, as the Ethiopic version reads, "where they buried him"; placing themselves, as Matthew suggests, right "over against the sepulchre", Matthew 27:61 ; so that they were witnesses of his death, and of his burial, as they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:40

Joses - Some MSS. and versions read Joset, others Joseph. See on Matthew 27:56 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:42

The day before the Sabbath - What we would call Friday evening. As the law of Moses had ordered that no criminal should continue hanging on a tree or gibbet till the setting of the sun, Joseph, fearing that the body of our Lord might be taken down, and thrown into the common grave with the two robbers, came and earnestly entreated Pilate to deliver it to him, that he might bury it in his own new tomb. See on Matthew 27:56 , Matthew 27:60 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:43

Went in boldly unto Pilate - He who was a coward before now acts a more open, fearless part, than any of the disciples of our Lord! This the Holy Spirit has thought worthy of especial notice. It needed no small measure of courage to declare now for Jesus, who had been a few hours ago condemned as a blasphemer by the Jews, and as a seditious person by the Romans; and this was the more remarkable in Joseph, because hitherto, for fear of the Jews, he had been only a secret disciple of our Lord.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:47

Beheld where he was laid - The courage and affection of these holy women cannot be too much admired. The strength of the Lord is perfected in weakness; for here a timid man, and a few weak women, acknowledge Jesus in death, when the strong and the mighty utterly forsook him. Human strength and human weakness are only names in religion. The mightiest Man, in the hour of trial, can do nothing without the strength of God; and the weakest Woman can do all things, if Christ strengthen her.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:43

Verse 43 Mark 15:43, and Luke 23:51.Who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. The highest commendation bestowed on Joseph is, that he waited for the kingdom of God. He is likewise praised, no doubt, for righteousness, but this waiting for the kingdom of God was the root and source of his righteousness. By the kingdom of God, we must understand the renovation promised through Christ; for the perfection of order which, the prophets had every where promised, would exist at the coming of... 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 15:33-39

Death of Jesus. I. THERE MAY FOR A TIME BE AN ECLIPSE FOR THE FAITHFUL . "No light!" There is an extremity of trial in these words. No hope! The very sun of life seems extinguished, and all worth of existence vanished. Reason can find no foothold in this darkness. II. YET THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE DARKNESS . Out of it comes the cry of faith. The first words of a long-remembered psalm break from the lips of Jesus; a psalm that rises out of the minor into the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:46

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 15:47

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:40

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:42

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:43

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:47

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:43

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:33-39

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