Marcos 15:1-41 NVI

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:13

‘And they again cried out, “Crucify him”. This cry could only first have arisen from the enemies of Jesus. To them it was the perfect solution. Pilate had played into their hands. And later they would be able to blame the patriotic crowd for what happened. By this they stained the Jews forever with their own evil desires. His being crucified would get rid of Him, would put the blame firmly on the Romans and would ensure He died under a curse, suspended in the open as a criminal (Galatians... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:14

‘But they cried out even more forcefully, “Crucify him.” ’ What rouses a crowd to such a frenzy of hatred? Many of them might not have realised Who Jesus was, and simply have been carried along on a wave of emotion, assuming that he must be guilty of something serious in order for him to be on trial there on that first day of the feast. But those who wanted the release of Barabbas would fear lest their prize be snatched from them, and would have no truck with anyone else, and they were already... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:15

‘And Pilate, wishing to make the crowd content, released to them Barabbas and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.’ By now Pilate had given up on any idea of justice. His only desire was to pacify this crowd that had suddenly become so fired up, and if it meant the life of an innocent man it was out of his hands. So he released Barabbas and handed Jesus over to be crucified, but only once he had had Him scourged according to custom. It had all become a matter of politics.... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:16-19

‘And the soldiers led him away within the court which is the Praetorium, and they call together the whole band, and they clothe him with purple, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him, and they began to salute him, “Hail, king of the Jews”. And they smote his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees paid him homage.’ After the scourging, the humiliation. In Isaiah 50:6 the smiting is followed by the shame and spitting, as here. As far as these soldiers, rough,... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:20

‘And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his own clothes. And they lead him out to crucify him.’ Such was the justice and the treatment He received on earth. As had been prophesied long before, ‘By oppression and judgment He was taken away’ (Isaiah 53:8). They mocked Him. That was all He was to them. And once they had finished with Him they reclothed Him and led Him off to crucify Him. Men were crucified naked, but His being reclothed was a sop to Jewish... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:20-39

The Crucifixion (15:20-39). It must have come as a huge anti-climax to those who heard this story for the first time when they learned that this One Who had done such good and had taught so well should now be in a position of being led off to be crucified. We know the story so well that we take it for granted. But we also still recognise the staggering nature of it. Here was God’s beloved Son, Whose one interest had been in the needs of His fellowmen, (even if that had meant that He sometimes... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:21

‘And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.’ It was normal that the condemned man, in the middle of a square of four soldiers, should carry the crosspiece on which he was to be crucified to the place of execution. The accusation against him was written on a board carried ahead by a soldier, and the longest route to the execution site was taken so as to act as a warning to as many... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:22

‘And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is being interpreted ‘the place of a skull’.’ There is no mention in the Gospels of a hill, but the site would be outside the city walls (Hebrews 13:12) and on a road leading in so that passers by might see and take warning. There may have been a skull shaped hill there or it may simply have been a place seen as ‘unclean’ because skulls had been found there. This might explain why it was a regular place for executions, because it was an unclean... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:23

‘And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh and he did not receive it.’ Theophrastus and Pliny both mention the custom of mixing wine with myrrh, but here the purpose was probably to dull the senses so that the extreme pain might be somewhat relieved. The Talmud later mentions this custom (based on Proverbs 31:6-7), a ministry carried out by pious women of Jerusalem. If so the offer was sympathetic and friendly. But Jesus did not receive it. He knew that He needed to be fully aware for He had... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:24

‘And they crucify him and part his clothes among them, casting lots on them what each should take.’ ‘They crucify Him.’ When they had reached the site they took the crosspiece and nailed Jesus hands to it. The crosspiece was then attached to the upright post and the feet loosely bound, and sometimes nailed. A young crucified man whose body was discovered near Jerusalem at Ras el-Masaref was found to have been nailed by his arms and had a nail driven through his feet. A ledge of wood called the... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:16-19

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:20-39

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 15:24

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