King James Version
What Does Mark 15:25 Mean?
“And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.”
Context
23
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **It was the third hour.**—The precise statement of the hour is peculiar to St. Mark, but it agrees with the narrative common to him with St. Matthew and St. Luke of the darkness that came over the land at the “sixth hour.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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