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Mark 15 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus is tried before Pilate, mocked, crucified, and buried by Joseph of Arimathea as the curtain of the temple tears in two. Below is a research summary for Mark 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 47
- verses
- 669 / 242
- Greek words / lemmas
- 38
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Mark 15 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σταυρόω | stauróō | G4717 | 7 | crucify |
| βασιλεύς | basileús | G935 | 6 | king |
| ἀρχιερεύς | archiereús | G749 | 5 | chief priest, chief of the priests |
| κεντυρίων | kentyríōn | G2760 | 3 | centurion |
| Ἰουδαῖος | Ioudaîos | G2453 | 5 | Jew, of Judæa |
| Μαρία | María | G3137 | 4 | Mary |
| ἀποκρίνομαι | apokrínomai | G611 | 5 | answer |
How preachers through history handled this text
38 public-domain excerpts on Mark 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the King, they, in effect, delivered up the kingdom of God, which was, therefore, as by their own consent, taken from them, and given to another nation. Christ gave Pilate a direct answer, but would not answer the witnesses, because the things they alleged were known to be false, even Pilate himself was convinced they were so. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 15:1–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Cyrene— Mark 15:21
- Golgotha— Mark 15:22
- Galilee 1— Mark 15:41
- Jerusalem— Mark 15:41
- Arimathea— Mark 15:43
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