The Crucifixion
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, Mark 15:29 · Berean Standard Bible
People walking by hurl insults at Jesus, shaking their heads and saying, 'So You were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days!'
They're throwing His own words back at Him, twisted and mocking. But in three days, He will rise, and the 'temple' of His body will be rebuilt, just as He said.
Random passersby mock Jesus on the cross.
They shake their heads and laugh at a dying man. They think they're proving Him wrong. In three days, He will prove them all wrong.
Passersby blaspheme Jesus, shaking their heads (cf. Psalm 22:7) and taunting Him about destroying and rebuilding the naos (temple sanctuary) in three days.
The head-shaking fulfills Psalm 22:7. The taunt about the temple recalls the false testimony at His trial (Mark 14:58), ironically pointing to the resurrection that will vindicate His words.
Passersby hurl insults at the crucified Jesus.
The mockery from the trial follows Jesus to the cross. Those passing by taunt Him with His own misquoted words about the temple, not realizing He will indeed 'rebuild' in three days.
27Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
29And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
31In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
Read all of Mark 15 — Pilate washes his hands, soldiers mock the King of Kings, and darkness covers the land. The curtain in the temple tears from top to bottom.
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