Mark 15:20
What does Mark 15:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 15:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 15:20 means
After their mocking, the soldiers strip Jesus of the purple and restore his own clothes before leading him away to be crucified. The temporary garb underscores the mockery’s theatrical nature; the soldiers perform and then return to the grim business of execution. This movement emphasizes the transition from ridicule within the Praetorium to the public humiliation of the cross. It also preserves Jesus’ identity: he leaves in his garments, the image of his actual mission intact as he proceeds to Golgotha.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and when they <FI>had<Fi> mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.
Context
This comes after the soldiers’ mockery and physical abuse. They conclude their farce and prepare for the crucifixion procession. The return to his garments and the movement toward the cross lead to the imposition of the cross upon Simon of Cyrene and the journey to Golgotha, where Jesus will be crucified.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 19:16
Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
- Matthew 27:31
And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.
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