Mark 15
1 And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
3 And the chief priests accused him in many things.
Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,
4 And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? behold in how many things they accuse thee.
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
5 But Jesus still answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered.
But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.
6 Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;
7 And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.
8 And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do, as he had ever done unto them.
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
9 And Pilate answered them, and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews?
"Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
12 And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?
and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"
13 But they again cried out: Crucify him.
they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"
14 And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.
"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"
15 And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.
they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
18 And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
19 And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
20 And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own garments on him, and they led him out to crucify him.
At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
21 And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.
One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.
22 And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not.
Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.
24 And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
26 And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.
29 And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days buildest it up again;
And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,
30 Save thyself, coming down from the cross.
come down from the cross and save yourself."
31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save.
In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!
32 Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour.
At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
35 And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.
Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
36 And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.
Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."
37 And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.
But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God.
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
40 And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome:
There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--
41 Who also when he was in Galilee followed him, and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem.
all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath, )
Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.
44 But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead.
But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;
45 And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.
46 And Joseph buying fine linen, and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.
He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 And Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.
Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.
