< Mark 15 >

1 And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation with the elders, and scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, having bound Jesus, led [Him] away, and delivered [Him] to Pilate;
Early in the morning, the chief priests met together with the elders and scribes and the entire Jewish council. Then they bound Jesus and led him away. They handed him over to Pilate.
2 and Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answering said to him, “You say [it].”
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
3 And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things, [but He answered nothing.]
The chief priests were presenting many charges against Jesus.
4 And Pilate again questioned Him, saying, “You do not answer anything? Behold, how many things they testify against You!”
Pilate again asked him, “Do you give no answer? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 And Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.
But Jesus no longer answered Pilate, and that amazed him.
6 And at every celebration he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking for;
Now at the time of the feast, Pilate usually released to them one prisoner, a prisoner they requested.
7 and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
There with the rebels in prison, among the murderers held for their part in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas.
8 And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,
The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to do for them as he had done in the past.
9 and Pilate answered them, saying, “Will you [that] I will release to you the King of the Jews?”
Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy;
For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
11 and the chief priests moved the multitude that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to cry out that Barabbas should be released instead.
12 And Pilate answering, again said to them, “What, then, will you [that] I will do to Him whom you call King of the Jews?”
Pilate answered them again and said, “What then should I do with the King of the Jews?”
13 And they again cried out, “Crucify Him!”
They shouted again, “Crucify him!”
14 And Pilate said to them, “Why—what evil did He do?” And they cried out the more vehemently, “Crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more and more, “Crucify him.”
15 And Pilate, resolving to do that which [was] satisfactory to the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and delivered up Jesus—having scourged [Him]—that He might be crucified.
Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he released Barabbas to them. He scourged Jesus and then handed him over to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is [the] Praetorium, and call together the whole band,
The soldiers led him inside the courtyard (which is the government headquarters), and they called together the whole cohort of soldiers.
17 and clothe Him with purple, and having plaited a garland of thorns, they put [it] on Him,
They put a purple robe on Jesus, and they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
18 and began to greet Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
They began to salute him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 And they were striking Him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on Him, and having bent the knee, were prostrating to Him,
They struck his head with a reed staff and they spat on him. They bent their knees before him to pretend to worship him.
20 and when they [had] mocked Him, they took the purple from off Him, and clothed Him in His own garments, and they led Him forth, that they may crucify Him.
When they had mocked him, they took off of him the purple robe and put his own garments on him, and then led him out to crucify him.
21 And they impress a certain one passing by—Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus—that he may carry His cross,
A certain man, Simon of Cyrene, was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus), and they forced him to carry his cross.
22 and they bring Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “Place of [the] Skull”;
The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which interpreted means, “Place of a Skull”).
23 and they were giving Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, and He did not receive [it].
They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not drink it.
24 And having crucified Him, they were dividing His garments, casting a lot on them, what each may take;
They crucified him and divided up his garments by casting lots to determine what piece each soldier 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 inscription of His accusation was written above: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
On a sign they wrote the charge against him, “The king of the Jews.”
27 And they crucify two robbers with Him, one on the right hand and one on His left,
With him they crucified two robbers, one on the right of him and one on his left.
28 [[and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, “And He was numbered with lawless ones.”]]
29 And those passing by were slandering Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The [One] throwing down the temple, and building [it] in three days!
Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy 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 And in like manner also the chief priests, mocking with one another, with the scribes, said, “He saved others; He is not able to save Himself.
In the same way the chief priests were mocking him with each other, along with the scribes, and said, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself.
32 The Christ! The King of Israel—let Him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe”; and those crucified with Him were reproaching Him.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe,” and those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
33 And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?” Which is, being interpreted, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
35 And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, “Behold, He calls Elijah”;
Some of those standing by heard his words and said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah.”
36 and one having run, and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having also put [it] on a reed, was giving Him to drink, saying, “Let alone, let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
Someone ran, put sour wine on a sponge, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink. The man said, “Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37 And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and died.
38 and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom,
The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.
39 and the centurion who was standing opposite Him, having seen that, having so cried out, He yielded the spirit, said, “Truly this Man was [the] Son of God.”
When the centurion who stood and faced Jesus saw that he had died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
40 And there were also women beholding far off, among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,
There were also women who looked on 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, were following Him and were ministering to Him, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
When he was in Galilee they followed him and served him. Many other women also came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 And now evening having come, seeing it was the Preparation, that is, before Sabbath,
When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor, who also himself was waiting for the Kingdom of God, came, boldly entered in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea came there. He was a respected member of the council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate wondered if He were already dead, and having called near the centurion, questioned him if He were long dead,
Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.
45 and having known [it] from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
When Pilate learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he, having brought fine linen, and having taken Him down, wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a tomb that had been hewn out of a rock, and he rolled a stone to the door of the tomb,
Joseph had bought a linen cloth. He took him down from the cross, wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where He is laid.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw the place where Jesus was buried.

< Mark 15 >