Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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, Matthew 27:39. read more
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, Matthew 27:39. read more
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. Matthew 27:45; Luke 23:44. read more
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me — Thereby claiming God as his God; and yet lamenting his Father's withdrawing the tokens of his love, and treating him as an enemy, while he bare our sins. read more
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. Matthew 27:50; Luke 23:46; John 19:30. read more
(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.Who served him — Provided him with necessaries. read more
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,Because it was the day before the Sabbath — And the bodies might not hang on the Sabbath day: therefore they were in haste to have them taken down. read more
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.Honourable — A man of character and reputation: A counsellor - A member of the sanhedrim.Who waited for the kingdom of God — Who expected to see it set up on earth. Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:50; John 19:38. read more
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.He rolled a stone — By his servants. It was too large for him to roll himself. read more
For explanation of this chapter, we refer generally to the notes on Matthew 27:0. read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Mark 15:28
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.Isaiah 53:12. read more