Mark 15
1 And straightaway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scholars and the whole council, having made a plan, after binding Jesus, they took him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders and teachers of the Law – that is to say, the whole High Council – put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
2 And Pilate questioned him, Are thou the king of the Jews? And having answered, he said to him, Thou say.
“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.
4 And Pilate again questioned him, saying, Thou answer nothing? Behold how many things they testify against thee.
So Pilate questioned Jesus again. “Have you no reply to make?” he asked. “Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.”
5 But Jesus answered nothing any more, so as for Pilate to wonder.
But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
6 Now during a feast he released to them one prisoner, whomever they requested.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
7 And a man who was called Barabbas was with the rebels who were bound, men who had committed murder during the insurrection.
A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
8 And having cried aloud, the multitude began to ask as he was always doing for them.
So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Do ye wish that I would release to you the king of the Jews?
he answered, “Do you want me to release the ‘king of the Jews’ for you?”
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up because of envy.
For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had given Jesus up to him.
11 But the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
But the chief priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
12 And again having answered, Pilate said to them, What then do ye wish I would do to the man whom ye call the king of the Jews?
Pilate, however, spoke to them again, “What should I do then with the man whom you call the ‘king of the Jews’?”
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
14 And Pilate said to them, For what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, Crucify him.
“Why, what harm has he done?” Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously, “Crucify him!”
15 And Pilate, wanting to do what was sufficient for the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And he delivered Jesus, after scourging, so that he might be crucified.
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.
17 And they put purple clothing on him, and clothe him with a woven crown of thorns,
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
18 and began to salute him, Hail, king of the Jews!
and then began to salute him. “Long life to you, king of the Jews!” they said.
19 And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.
And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him – going down on their knees;
20 And when they had mocked him, they took the purple garment off of him, and dressed him with his own garments. And they lead him out so that they might crucify him.
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.
21 And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.
They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.
22 And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull.
They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha – a name which means ‘place of a Skull.’
23 And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.
There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
24 And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot for them, who would take what.
Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 And the inscription of his accusation was inscribed, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
27 And they crucify two robbers with him, one at his right hand, and one at his left.
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on the right, and the other on the left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was reckoned with lawless men.
29 And those who passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said, “Ah! You who would destroy the Temple and build one in three days,
30 save thyself, and come down from the cross.
come down from the cross and save yourself!”
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking among each other with the scholars said, He saved others, he cannot save himself.
In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery,
32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe in him. And those who were crucified with him reviled him.
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘king of Israel,’ come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33 And having become the sixth hour, darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?
And, at three, Jesus called out loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?” which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
35 And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah.
Some of those standing around heard this, and said, “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!”
36 And one having ran, and having filled a sponge of vinegar, and having placed it on a reed, gave him to drink, saying, Leave be. We might see if Elijah comes to take him down.
And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so, “Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.”
37 And having given out a great voice, Jesus expired.
But Jesus, giving a loud cry, breathed his last.
38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, “This man must indeed have been God’s son!”
40 And there were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were also Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small man, and of Joses, and Salome;
There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome –
41 women who also followed him and served him when he was in Galilee, also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and give him support – besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 And now having become evening, since it was the Preparation, that is, pre-sabbath,
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation day – the day before the Sabbath –
43 Joseph of Arimathaea came, an honorable councilman who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, emboldened, he went in near Pilate, and requested the body of Jesus.
Joseph from Arimathea, a councillor of good position, who was himself living in expectation of the kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate wondered if he died already. And having summoned the centurion, he questioned him if he was already dead.
But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the officer, and asked if he were already dead;
45 And having ascertained from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
and, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
46 And having bought fine linen, and having taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher, being that which had been hewn out of rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.
Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet around him, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock; and then rolled a stone up against the entrance of the tomb.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
