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Mk 15:31a ... Likewise also the chief-priests, mocking before each-another with the scribes were-saying, ...

Verse 31 has 5 phrases, 11 narrator, and 6 dialog words. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd phrases contain these 11 narrator words ... omoiōs kai hoi archiereis empaizontes pros allēlous meta tōn grammateōn elegon (Likewise also the chief-priests, mocking before each-another with the scribes were-saying, ... ).

The 11 narrator words are bottom up. Verse 29 took 11 top down words to introduce "the ones passing by" before they said their taunt. Verse 31a now also takes 11 words to introduce the chief-priests and the scribes before they say their taunt. The diagram shows the words "hoi archiereis" (the chief-priests) and "ton grammateon" (the scribes) are tangent to the image of these Temple Officials.

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