Mark 15
1 As soon as it was early morning, having already formed a plan, the chief priests with the elders and scribes, indeed the whole council, bound Jesus, led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
Early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the scribes, and all the Sanhedrin, after consulting together, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 Pilate asked Him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” So in answer He said to him, “You stated a fact!”
Pilate, asking him, said, You are the king of the Jews? He answered, You say right.
3 But the chief priests kept accusing Him of many things.
Now the chief priests accused him of many things.
4 So Pilate asked Him again, saying: “Are you not going to answer? See how many things they are testifying against you!”
Again Pilate asked him, saying, Do you answer nothing? Observe how many crimes they arraign you for.
5 But Jesus still gave no answer, so that Pilate marveled.
But Jesus answered no more, insomuch that Pilate was astonished.
6 Now at the feast he would release to them one prisoner, whomever they would request.
Now, at the festival, he always released to them any one prisoner, whom they desired.
7 Well there was one called Barabbas, who had been bound with his fellow insurrectionists, who in the insurrection had committed murder.
And there was one Barabbas, that had been imprisoned with his seditious associates, who in their sedition had committed murder.
8 Then the crowd began to call out and request that he do just as he always did for them.
And, with clamor, the multitude demanded of Pilate, what he used to grant them.
9 So Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”
He answered them, saying, Shall I release to you the king of the Jews?
10 (He knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.)
(For he knew that through envy, the chief priests had delivered him up.)
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
But the chief priests incited the multitude to insist on the release of Barabbas, in preference to Jesus.
12 Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do to him you call ‘king of the Jews’?”
Pilate again interposed, saying, What then would you have me do with him whom you call king of the Jews?
13 Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
They cried, Crucify him.
14 But Pilate said to them, “But what evil did he do?” They just yelled all the louder, “Crucify him!”
Pilate asked them, Why? What evil has he done? But they cried the more vehemently, Crucify him.
15 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and Jesus, after a flogging, he handed over to be crucified.
Then Pilate, desirous to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and having caused Jesus to be scourged, delivered him up to be crucified.
16 Then the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, the Praetorium) and assembled the whole garrison.
And the soldiers brought him into the hall called pretorium, where, having convened all the band,
17 They clothed Him with purple, plaited a crown of thorns and put it on Him,
they arrayed him in purple, and crowned him with a wreath of thorns,
18 and began to ‘acclaim’ Him by saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
and saluted him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 They kept hitting Him on the head with a rod and spitting on Him, and kneeling down they would ‘worship’ Him.
Then they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and paid him homage on their knees.
20 When they had ridiculed Him, they took the purple off Him and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
And when they had mocked him, the stripped him of the purple, and dressed him in his own clothes, and took him away to be crucified.
21 A certain passer-by, Simon a Cyrenian (the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming in from the countryside, was compelled to carry His cross.
And they constrained one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, in coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry the cross.
22 They brought Him to a place Golgotha, which is translated, ‘Place of a Skull’.
And they brought him to Golgotha, (that is to say, The Place of Skulls, )
23 They offered Him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.
where they gave him wine to drink, mingled with myrrh, which he would not receive.
24 After crucifying Him, they divided His clothes by casting lots for them, to see who would take what.
When they had nailed him to the cross, they parted his garments, dividing by lot what every man should take.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
Now it was the third hour, when they nailed him to the cross.
26 The statement of His ‘crime’ that had been written was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the inscription, bearing the cause of his death, was in these words, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 With Him they also crucified two bandits, one on His right and one on His left.
They likewise crucified two robbers with him, one at his right hand, and the other at his left.
28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”
And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was ranked with malefactors."
29 Those who passed by kept ridiculing Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Hey! You who can destroy the temple and build it in three days,
Meanwhile, they who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ah! you who could demolish the temple, and rebuild it in three days!
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
save yourself, and come down from the cross!
31 Similarly, the chief priests, with the scribes, kept mocking among themselves saying: “He saved others; he can't save himself!
The chief priests likewise, with the scribes, deriding him, said among themselves, He saved others; can not he save himself?
32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with Him insulted Him as well.
Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him reproached him.
33 Now when the sixth hour had come [noon], darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth, darkness covered all the land.
34 At the ninth hour Jesus called out strongly, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lima sabachthani?” which is translated, “O God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”
At the ninth hour, Jesus cried aloud saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani! which signifies, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me!
35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said, “Listen, he's calling Elijah.”
Some who were present, hearing this, said, Hark! he calls Elijah.
36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a reed and started offering it to Him to drink, saying, “You let him be! ‘Let's see if Elijah is coming to take him down’!”
One at the same time ran, and dipped a sponge in vinegar, and having fastened it to a stick, presented it to him to drink, saying, Let alone, we shall see whether Elijah will come to take him down.
37 Then Jesus gave a loud shout and breathed out His spirit;
And Jesus sending forth a cry expired.
38 and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Then was the vail of the temple rent in two, from top to bottom.
39 Well when the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw that He breathed out His spirit after giving such a loud shout, he said, “This man really was God's Son!”
And the centurion who stood opposite observing that he expired with so loud a cry, said, Surely, this man was a son of a god.
40 There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome
There were women also looking on at a distance, amongst whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger, and of Joses and Salome,
41 —they used to follow Him and minister to Him when He was in Galilee—and many other women who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.
(these had followed him, and served him, when he was in Galilee, ) and several others, who came with him to Jerusalem.
42 Now when evening had come, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
When it was evening, (because it was the preparation, that is, the eve of the Sabbath, )
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member who also himself was waiting for the Kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable senator, who himself also expected the Reign of God, taking courage, repaired to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
44 Well Pilate was surprised that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion he asked him when He had died.
Pilate, amazed that he was so soon dead, sent for the centurion, and asked him whether Jesus had been dead any time.
45 Upon the centurion's confirmation he granted the body to Joseph.
And being informed by the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph;
46 Having bought linen, he took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen and laid Him in a tomb that had been cut out of rock; then he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
who having bought linen, and taking Jesus down, wrapped him in the linen; and laid him in a tomb, hewn out of the rock.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was placed.
Now Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
