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Andδὲthe soldiersΟἱ στρατιῶταιledἀπήγαγονhimαὐτὸνawayἀπήγαγονinsideἔσωthe courtyard,τῆς αὐλῆςwhichὅisἐστινthe praetorium,πραιτώριονandκαὶthey call togetherσυγκαλοῦσινthe wholeὅληνcohort.τὴν σπεῖραν
Mark 15:16
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The soldiers mock him with a crown of thorns and a purple robeThe Cross
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Mark 15:16, word by word
- the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtai
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtai” appears- ledἀπήγαγονapēgagon
lead away
To take someone away, like a prisoner.
Where else “apēgagon” appears- insideἔσωesō
inside
In the interior of a place or toward it.
Where else “esō” appears- the courtyardαὐλῆςaulēs
courtyard
The open space inside a large house.
Where else “aulēs” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the praetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrion
praetorium
Praetorium: the residence of the Roman governor.
Where else “praitōrion” appears- they call togetherσυγκαλοῦσινsynkalousin
call together
Call together, assemble.
Where else “synkalousin” appears- the wholeὅληνholēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēn” appears- cohortσπεῖρανspeiran
cohort
Cohort, a body of about six hundred soldiers.
Where else “speiran” appears
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Mark 15:16-20
16And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium, and they call together the whole cohort. 17And they clothe him in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending their knees, they were paying homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and put his own clothes on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.
27Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole cohort around him. 28And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak around him. 29And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30And spitting on him, they took the reed and kept striking him on his head. 31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him.
1So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they threw a purple robe around him, 3and they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they kept giving him slaps.
The context
15And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, and having flogged Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
16 · This verse (above)
17And they clothe him in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
To study Mark 15 in a group
1. What it says
What was written in the charge placed over Jesus on the cross (v. 26)?
2. What it means
What did the centurion say on seeing how Jesus died (v. 39)?
3. How I live it
Simon of Cyrene was forced to carry the cross (v. 21). How can you help carry someone's load today?