Mark 15:29-30

Mark 15:29-30

[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,  [30] Save  thyself,  come down  from  the cross. 

What does Mark 15:29-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Evidently Jesus" predictions about destroying and raising the temple were well known (cf. Mark 14:58-60). Unbelieving Jews seem to have focused on those statements as proof that Jesus could not be their Messiah. They viewed the temple with extreme veneration.
"The jest was the harder to endure since it appealed to a consciousness of power held back only by the self-restraint of a sacrificed will." [1]
This public abuse heaped further suffering on the Suffering Servant. The Greek word Mark used to describe their abuse was eblasphemoun meaning "they were blaspheming." Earlier the high priest had charged Jesus with blasphemy of which He was innocent ( Mark 14:64). Now the people did blaspheme God. Their comments fulfilled Psalm 22:7 and Lamentations 2:15.