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Mark 15:31 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. "
Mark 15:31
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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,
Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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Mark 15:1
"And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate."
Mark 15:2
"And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest"
Mark 15:3
"And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing."
Mark 15:4
"And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee."
Mark 15:5
"But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled."
Mark 15:6
"Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired."
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