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Mark 15:30

save yourself and come down from the cross!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Jesus, the Christ;   Mocking;   Presumption;   Unbelief;   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Despised, Christ;   Sufferings of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Testing;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Body;   Cross, Crucifixion;   Insult;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline (2);   Manuscripts;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Passion Week;   Salvation;   Vinegar ;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
save yourself by coming down from the cross!”
King James Version (1611)
Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the Crosse.
King James Version
Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
English Standard Version
save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
New American Standard Bible
save Yourself by coming down from the cross!"
New Century Version
So save yourself! Come down from that cross!"
Amplified Bible
save Yourself by coming down from the cross!"
Legacy Standard Bible
save Yourself by coming down from the cross!"
Berean Standard Bible
come down from the cross and save Yourself!"
Contemporary English Version
Save yourself and come down from the cross!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Save yourself and come down from the stake!"
Darby Translation
save thyself, and descend from the cross.
Easy-to-Read Version
So save yourself! Come down from that cross!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the crosse.
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver yourself and come down from the cross.
Good News Translation
Now come down from the cross and save yourself!"
Lexham English Bible
save yourself by coming down from the cross!"
Literal Translation
save Yourself and come down from the cross.
American Standard Version
save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Bible in Basic English
Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.
Hebrew Names Version
save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
International Standard Version
save yourself and come down from the cross!"
Etheridge Translation
deliver thyself and come down from the cross !
Murdock Translation
rescue thyself, and come down from the cross.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the crosse.
English Revised Version
save thyself, and come down from the cross.
World English Bible
save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
and buildest it in three days, Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Weymouth's New Testament
come down from the cross and save yourself."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
come adoun fro the crosse, and make thi silf saaf.
Update Bible Version
save yourself, and come down from the cross.
Webster's Bible Translation
Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
New King James Version
save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
New Living Translation
Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!"
New Life Bible
Save Yourself and come down from the cross."
New Revised Standard
save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Save thyself, - coming down from the cross.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Save thyself, coming down from the cross.
Revised Standard Version
save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
save thy sylfe and come doune from the crosse.
Young's Literal Translation
save thyself, and come down from the cross!'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Helpe yi self now, & come downe fro the crosse.
Mace New Testament (1729)
save your self, and come down from the cross.
Simplified Cowboy Version
if you're that powerful, why don't you get yourself off that cross and do it!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

Contextual Overview

22 They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, "Place of the Skull"). 23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take. 25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews." 27 And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself and come down from the cross!" In the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law—were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. Around three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, " My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? " When some of the bystanders heard it they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!" Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down!" But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last. And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!" There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too. Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time. When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed. 28Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so." Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly. So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!" But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed. During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested. A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection. Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom. So Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?" (For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.) But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead. So Pilate spoke to them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?" They shouted back, "Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Why? What has he done wrong?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!" Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified. So the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort. They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him. They began to salute him: "Hail, king of the Jews!" Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him. When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus). They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, "Place of the Skull"). They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take. It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews." And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself and come down from the cross!" 31 In the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law—were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Psalms 22:8 - let him Matthew 27:39 - reviled

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Save thyself, and come down from the cross. Suggesting that if he was what he had pretended to be, and could do what he gave out he could, he might easily free himself from the cross, and make his escape; :-,

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