Mark 15:29

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, `Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:29 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
  2. Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
  3. Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
  4. Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
  5. Psalms 69:7For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
  6. Psalms 69:19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
  7. Psalms 69:26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
  8. Psalms 109:25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
  9. Lamentations 1:12Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?
  10. Lamentations 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
  11. Matthew 26:61and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
  12. Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
  13. Mark 14:58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
  14. John 2:18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

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