< 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;
And as soon as ever it was light the chief priests holding a consultation with the elders and scribes, they and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
2 and Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answering said to him, “You say [it].”
And Pilate asked Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? and He answered It is as thou sayst.
3 And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things, [but He answered nothing.]
And the chief priests accused Him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate again questioned Him, saying, “You do not answer anything? Behold, how many things they testify against You!”
So Pilate asked Him again, saying, Dost thou answer nothing? See how many things they witness against thee:
5 And Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.
but Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was amazed.
6 And at every celebration he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking for;
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired:
7 and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
and there was one Barabbas under confinement with some of his accomplices in sedition, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,
And the people clamoured and desired him to do as he always used to do for them.
9 and Pilate answered them, saying, “Will you [that] I will release to you the King of the Jews?”
But Pilate answered them, saying, Would ye have me 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 the chief priests had delivered Him up to him out of envy: )
11 and the chief priests moved the multitude that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
but the chief priests incited the people to desire that he would rather release Barabbas to them.
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?”
And Pilate answered, and said to them again, What then would you have me do with Him, whom ye call king of the Jews?
13 And they again cried out, “Crucify Him!”
And they cried out again, Crucify Him.
14 And Pilate said to them, “Why—what evil did He do?” And they cried out the more vehemently, “Crucify Him!”
But Pilate said unto them, Why, what ill has He done? And they cried out the more vehemently, 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.
So Pilate being willing to ingratiate with the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Him up to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is [the] Praetorium, and call together the whole band,
And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is called the Pretorium; and gathered their whole company together:
17 and clothe Him with purple, and having plaited a garland of thorns, they put [it] on Him,
and they clad Him in purple, and platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head,
18 and began to greet Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
and saluted Him, saying, 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,
and struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit upon Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him homage.
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.
And when they had thus abused Him, they took off the purple from Him, and put his own clothes on Him, and brought 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,
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing by, coming out of the country, to carry his cross:
22 and they bring Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “Place of [the] Skull”;
and they brought Him to a place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a scull.
23 and they were giving Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, and He did not receive [it].
And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He would not take it.
24 And having crucified Him, they were dividing His garments, casting a lot on them, what each may take;
And when they had fastened Him to the cross, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what each of them should take.
25 and it was the third hour, and they crucified Him;
And it was the third hour, when they fixed Him on the cross:
26 and the inscription of His accusation was written above: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
and the title of his charge was written over Him, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And they crucify two robbers with Him, one on the right hand and one on His left,
And they crucified two thieves with Him, one on his right hand and one on his left:
28 [[and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, “And He was numbered with lawless ones.”]]
so that the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "And He was numbered with the transgressors."
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!
And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest, the temple,
30 Save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”
and buildest it in three days, save thyself 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.
And the chief priests likewise scoffing at Him among themselves, with the scribes, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save: let Christ,
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.
the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe in Him. And even they that were crucified with Him, reviled Him.
33 And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Now at the sixth hour there was darkness 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?”
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani," which is being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, “Behold, He calls Elijah”;
And some of them that stood by hearing it, said, Behold He calleth upon Elias.
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.”
And there ran one, and filled a spunge with vinegar, and putting it on a reed offered it Him to drink, saying, Let Him alone, let us see whether Elias will come to take Him down.
37 And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,
But Jesus cried with a loud voice and expired.
38 and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom,
And the veil of the temple was rent 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.”
And when the centurion, that stood over against Him, saw that He expired with such a cry, 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 at a distance looking on: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less 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.
who also when He was in Galilee, followed Him and waited on Him: and several others who came up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 And now evening having come, seeing it was the Preparation, that is, before Sabbath,
And the evening being now come, (because it was the preparation,
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.
or the day before the sabbath, ) Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also was expecting the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged 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,
But Pilate wondered that He was dead already, and therefore calling for the centurion he asked him if He had been dead any time:
45 and having known [it] from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
and when he heard it from the centurion, he granted 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,
And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.
47 and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where He is laid.
And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.