Mark 15:20

“And 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.”

Mark 15:20 · direct translation from the Greek
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Mark 15:20, word by word

they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixan

mock

Mock, make fun of someone.

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they strippedἐξέδυσανexedysan

strip

Take off clothing, strip.

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of the purpleπορφύρανporphyran

purple, purple robe

Purple; a purple robe.

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putἐνέδυσανenedysan

put on

To cover the body with a garment, or to have it on.

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his ownἴδιαidia

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

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clothesἱμάτιαhimatia

clothes

Everything one has on.

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they leadἐξάγουσινexagousin

lead out

Lead out, bring out.

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crucifyσταυρώσωσινstaurōsōsin

crucify

To nail someone to a cross to kill them.

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The soldiers mock Jesus

Matthew 27:27-31John 19:1-3

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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.

Matthew 27:27-31

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.

John 19:1-3

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

19And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending their knees, they were paying homage to him.

20 · This verse (above)

21And they compel a passerby, a certain Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What was written in the charge placed over Jesus on the cross (v. 26)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What did the centurion say on seeing how Jesus died (v. 39)?

  3. 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?

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