Mark 15
1 And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.
Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, Thou sayest.
So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3 And the chief priests accused him urgently.
And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.
But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.
6 But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].
Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
7 Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
8 And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.
So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
9 But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
10 for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.
For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
12 And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do [to him] whom ye call King of the Jews?
So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
14 And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
15 And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
17 And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
18 And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.
After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
21 And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
22 And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.
They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
23 And they offered him wine [to drink] medicated with myrrh; but he did not take [it].
There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
24 And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots on them, what each one should take.
And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
26 And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.
And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
28 [And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.]
29 And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save thyself, and descend from the cross.
come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
31 In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
33 And when [the] sixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
34 and at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, [saying], Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” 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 for Elias.
When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
36 And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
37 And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.
But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.
When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
40 And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41 who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him; and many others who came up with him to Jerusalem.
These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
45 And when he knew from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 And having bought fine linen, [and] having taken him down, he swathed him in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was cut out of rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 And Mary of Magdala and Mary the [mother] of Joses saw where he was put.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
