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Mark 15:30 Cross-References
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“Save thyself, and come down from the cross.”
Mark 15:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 15:30
Save thyself, and come down from the cross (σῶσον σεαυτὸν καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ)—The imperative sōson (σῶσον, 'save!') coupled with katabas (καταβάς, 'coming down') captures the crowd's taunt. This echoes Satan's wilderness temptations (Mark 1:12-13; Matthew 4:1-11): prove Your deity through spectacular demonstration, bypass suffering through self-preservation.The profound irony: Jesus COULD have descended—twelve legions of angels awaited His command (Matthew 26:53)—but if He saved Himself, He couldn't save humanity. The cross required absolute commitment: salvation demanded substitution, at...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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