Mark 15 · Verse 29

Mark 15:29

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Mark 15:29, King James Version

Mark 15:29 in other translations

BSBAnd those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
WEBThose who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
ASVAnd they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
YLTAnd those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, ‘Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!
DARBYAnd they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,
BBEAnd those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,
WebsterAnd they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

What does Mark 15:29 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 29.

(h) "And they" Ps 22:7.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:22-32

The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they…

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Mark 15:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
οἱhoithoseG3588
παραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoipassing byG3899
ἐβλασφήμουνeblasphēmounwere denigratingG987
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
κινοῦντεςkinountesshakingG2795
τὰςtastheG3588
κεφαλὰςkephalasheadsG2776
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004
Οὐά,OuaAha!G3758
ὁhoYou who [are]G3588
καταλύωνkataluōndestroyingG2647
τὸνtontheG3588
ναὸνnaontempleG3485
καὶkaiandG2532
οἰκοδομῶνoikodomōnbuilding [it]G3618
ἐνeninG1722
τρισὶνtrisinthreeG5140
ἡμέραις,hēmeraisdaysG2250

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 15:29

  • Mark 14:58

    We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

  • Psalms 109:25

    I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

  • Lamentations 1:12

    Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

  • John 2:18-22

    Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. …

  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

  • Psalms 69:26

    For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 27:39-40

    And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Matthew 26:61

    And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

  • Psalms 35:15-21

    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. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. …

  • Genesis 37:19-20

    And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Psalms 69:7

    Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
Ps 22:7,8,12-14; 35:15-21; 69:7,19,20,26; 109:25; La 1:12; 2:15
Mt 27:39,40
Ah.
14:58; Ge 37:19,20; Mt 26:61; Joh 2:18-22

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Context

  • Mark 15:28

    And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

  • Mark 15:29

    And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

  • Mark 15:30

    Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

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Mark 15:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los que pasaban le denostaban, meneando sus cabezas, y diciendo: ¡Ah! tú que derribas el templo de Dios, y en tres días lo edificas,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ceux qui passaient par là, l’injuriaient, hochant la tête et disant: Hé! toi qui détruis le temple et qui le bâtis en trois jours,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Vorübergehenden lästerten ihn, indem sie ihre Köpfe schüttelten und sagten: Ha! Der du den Tempel abbrichst und in drei Tagen aufbaust,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et prætereuntes blasphemabant eum, moventes capita sua, et dicentes: Vah! qui destruis templum Dei, et in tribus diebus reædificas,