Mark 15:19
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Mark 15:19 in other translations
| BSB | They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. |
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| WEB | They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. |
| ASV | And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. |
| YLT | And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him, |
| DARBY | And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage. |
| BBE | And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship. |
| Webster | And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshiped him. |
What does Mark 15:19 mean?
Barnes' Notes
(c) "spit upon him" Mk 14:65
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:15-21
Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high…
Mark 15:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 15:19
- Mark 14:65
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
- Isaiah 53:3-5
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
- Psalms 35:15-17
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
- Hebrews 12:2-3
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
- Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Matthew 20:18-19
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Psalms 69:19-20
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
- Genesis 43:28
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
- Luke 22:63
And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
- Romans 14:10-11
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
- Psalms 22:6-7
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
- Philippians 2:10
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:12; 10:34; 14:65; Job 13:9; 30:8-12; Ps 22:6,7; 35:15-17
Ps 69:12,19,20; Isa 49:7; 50:6; 52:14; 53:3-5; Mic 5:1; Mt 20:18,19
Lu 18:32,33; 22:63; 23:11,36; Heb 12:2,3; 13:13
and bowing.
Ge 24:52; 43:28; 1Ki 19:18; Es 3:2-5; Isa 45:23; Ro 11:4; 14:10,11
Php 2:10
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Mark 15:18
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
- Mark 15:19
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
- Mark 15:20
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
Mark 15:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y le herían en la cabeza con una caña, y escupían en él, y le adoraban hincadas las rodillas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils lui frappaient la tête avec un roseau et crachaient contre lui, et, se mettant à genoux, ils lui rendaient hommage. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie schlugen ihn mit einem Rohr auf das Haupt und spieen ihn an, und sie beugten die Knie und huldigten ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et percutiebant caput ejus arundine: et conspuebant eum, et ponentes genua, adorabant eum. |