Mark 15:29
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,
Cross-references
Mark 14:58 records the temple-saying the mockers twist — Jesus spoke of a temple not made with hands.
Mark 10:34 foretells Jesus' mocking and resurrection after three days — the same 'three days' the mockers deride here.
Mark 14:57 records false witnesses accusing Jesus of threatening to destroy the temple — the mockers repeat that same false charge at the cross.
Psalm 22:7 prophesies mockers wagging heads, directly fulfilled in Mark 15:29 as people pass by and blaspheme Jesus.
Psalm 22:8 continues the mockery ('let God deliver him'), echoed in Mark 15:30-31 where the crowd challenges Jesus to save himself.
Psalm 109:25 directly matches 'shake their heads' scorn — a precise verbal parallel to the mockery Jesus received on the cross.
Lamentations 2:15 describes passersby scoffing and shaking their heads, exactly paralleling the insults Jesus endured at the crucifixion.
Matthew 26:61 is another false witness at Jesus' trial, repeating the same distorted temple claim mocked at the cross.
Matthew 27:39 records the same event — passersby insulting and shaking heads — as a parallel Gospel account of the crucifixion mockery.
Matthew 27:40 adds 'save yourself! Come down from the cross,' making explicit the challenge to Jesus' claim about the temple.
John 2:18-22 reveals the true meaning of Jesus' temple saying — he meant his body, which the mockers misunderstand.
Jeremiah 18:16 says all who pass by will shake their heads in scorn — the exact gesture used by the mockers at the cross.
Matthew 20:19 predicts Jesus being mocked and raised on the third day — the mockers' taunt unwittingly echoes his own prophecy.
John 2:19 gives Jesus' actual words about raising the temple in three days — the source of the taunt the mockers now twist.
1 Peter 2:23 notes Jesus did not revile when reviled — contrasting with the mockers' insults here, highlighting his meekness.
Luke 23:35 depicts the rulers scoffing at Jesus — a parallel mocking scene with different words from the passersby here.