Mark 15 · Verse 37

Mark 15:37

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Mark 15:37, King James Version

Mark 15:37 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
WEBJesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
ASVAnd Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
YLTAnd Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,
DARBYAnd Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.
BBEAnd Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
WebsterAnd Jesus cried with a loud voice, and expired.

What does Mark 15:37 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 37.

(p) "And Jesus" Mt 27:50, Lk 23:46, Jn 19:30

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Gave up the ghost - This was about three o'clock, or what was termed by the Jews the ninth hour; about the time that the paschal lamb was usually sacrificed. The darkness mentioned here must have endured about two hours and a half. Concerning this eclipse, see on Mat 27:45 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:33-41

There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to…

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Mark 15:37 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.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ἀφεὶςapheishaving utteredG863
φωνὴνphōnēna cryG5456
μεγάληνmegalēnloudG3173
ἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenbreathed His last.G1606

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

Cross references for Mark 15:37

  • John 19:30

    When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

  • Luke 23:46

    And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

  • Matthew 27:50

    Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 27:50; Lu 23:46; Joh 19:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 15:36

    And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

  • Mark 15:37

    And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

  • Mark 15:38

    And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

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Mark 15:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Jesús, dando una grande voz, espiró.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus, ayant jeté un grand cri, expira.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus aber gab einen lauten Schrei von sich und verschied.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jesus autem emissa voce magna expiravit.