Mark 15
1 Early the next morning, the chief priest, elders, and religious teachers—the whole governing council—came to a decision. They had Jesus bound and sent him to be handed over to Pilate.
And immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” “You said it,” Jesus replied.
And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, You say it.
3 The chief priests kept on making many accusations against him.
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 Pilate questioned him again, “Aren't you going to answer? See how many charges they're bringing against you!”
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answer you nothing? behold how many things they witness against you.
5 But Jesus didn't give any more answers, much to Pilate's surprise.
But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now it was Pilate's custom at the Passover feast to release a prisoner to the people, whoever they requested.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 One of the prisoners was a man called Barabbas who belonged to a group of rebels who had committed murder during an uprising.
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner following his usual custom.
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 “Do you want me to release to you the King of Jews?” he asked them,
But Pilate answered them, saying, Will all of you that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 for he realized that it was because of their jealousy of Jesus that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 “Then what should I do with the one you call the King of the Jews?” he asked them.
And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will all of you then that I shall do unto him whom all of you call the King of the Jews?
13 “Crucify him!” they shouted back.
And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” Pilate asked them. “Crucify him!” they shouted back even louder.
Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil has he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 Wanting to please the mob, Pilate released Barabbas to them. First he had Jesus flogged and then handed him over to be crucified.
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 The soldiers took him away into the Praetorium courtyard, where they called out the whole cohort.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 They put royal purple robes on him and made a crown of thorns that they placed on him.
And they clothed him with purple, and intertwined a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 Then they saluted him, saying, “Hail King of the Jews!”
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 They repeatedly beat him around the head with a rod, spat at him, and fell on their knees before him as if in worship.
And they stroke him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 After they finished mocking him, they took off the purple robes, and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to be crucified.
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 They forced a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the countryside, to carry his cross. Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means “the Place of the Skull.”
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it.
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes, and threw dice to decide who would have what.
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 A sign with the written charge against him read: “The King of the Jews.”
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 They crucified two criminals with him, one on his left and one on his right.
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 People passing by shouted insults at him, shaking their heads, and saying. “Aha! You who claimed you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days;
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you that destroys the temple, and build it in three days,
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
Save yourself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise the chief priests and the religious teachers made fun of him, saying to each other, “He saved others, but he can't save himself.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 If he really is the Messiah, the King of Israel, then why doesn't he come down from the cross so we can see and believe!” Even those who were crucified with him insulted him.
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 At noon darkness fell over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 At three o'clock Jesus cried out, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
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 have you forsaken me?
35 Some of those standing there heard this, and said, “He's calling for Elijah.”
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah.
36 One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, put it on a stick, and tried to give it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down.”
And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.
37 Then Jesus groaned loudly, and died.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
38 The Temple veil was ripped in two from top to bottom.
And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how he died, he said, “This man was truly the Son of God.”
And when the centurion, which stood opposite to him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the spirit, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 Some women were watching from a distance including Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome.
There were also women looking on far off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41 They had followed Jesus and had taken care of him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.
(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; ) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 It was Friday, the day before the Sabbath. When evening came,
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the governing council who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, had the courage to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate was surprised that Jesus had died so soon, so he summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died.
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 Once he had confirmation from the centurion, Pilate gave permission for Joseph to take the body.
And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 Joseph bought a linen sheet. Then he took Jesus' body down from the cross and wrapped it in the sheet, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a heavy stone up against the entrance.
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the tomb.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where he was laid.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
