Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 15:25
Mark 15:25. And it was the third hour, &c.— The third Jewish hour ended at our nine o'clock in the morning: by St. Mark's account, therefore, the crucifixion and the lots may have been finished at the striking of eight, when the third hour, answering to our ninth, began. This indeed seems at first sight to clash with St. Joh 19:13-14 who tells us, that when Pilate sat on the judgment seat in the Pavement, and brought Jesus out to the people the last time, it was about the sixth hour, that... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 15:26
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.A composite of the four Gospels gives the entire superscription as: THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. It was written in three different languages; and from this some have accounted for the variations in the separate reports of the sacred gospels by supposing them to have found such variations in the three languages, some quoting from one language and some from others. No such device of reconciling the... read more