< Mark 15 >

1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
As soon as it was down, after the high priests had conferred with the elders and the whole Sanhedrin, they bound Jesus, and took him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so."
Pilate questioned him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" In reply Jesus said, "It is as you say."
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
When the chief priests continued making many accusations against him, Pilate repeatedly questioned him.
4 Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you."
"Do you make no answer?" he said,
5 But Jesus made no further answer, and Pilate was amazed.
"See, how many accusations they are making." But Jesus no longer made any answer, at which Pilate wondered.
6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested.
Now at the time of the feast it was customary to release to them a prisoner, whatever one they asked for.
7 There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, who in the insurrection had committed murder.
A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.
8 And the crowd went up and began to ask him to do for them according to his custom.
So when the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to follow his usual custom,
9 Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
he asked them, "Do you wish me to release the King of the Jews?"
10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
For he recognized that it was through spite that the high priests had handed him over.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
But the chief priests incited the crowds to have Barabbas released to them, instead.
12 Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
So Pilate spoke to them once more, "What them shall I do to him you call ‘King of the Jews’?"
13 They shouted again, "Crucify him."
Then they shouted again, "Crucify him!"
14 Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him."
"Why, what wrong has he done?" Pilate kept saying. But they shouted furiously, "Crucify him!"
15 Pilate, wishing to please the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
The soldiers then led him away into the courtyard (Praetorium), and called together the whole battalion.
17 They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
They clothed Jesus in purple, and plaited a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head.
18 They began to salute him, "Greetings, King of the Jews."
Then they began to salute him. "Hail, King of the Jews," they said.
19 They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage.
20 When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
And after their sport with him, they stripped off the purple robe, and put on his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they forced one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
Simon a Cyrenian, a passer-by, who was coming from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), they commandeered to carry the cross of Jesus.
22 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is translated, "The place of a skull."
So they led him to the place called Golgotha - a name which means "the place of a skull."
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.
There they attempted to give him wine mingled with myrrh; but he refused it.
24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
Then they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots upon them to see what each should take.
25 It was nine in the morning, and they crucified him.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Over his head there was written the words of the charge against him. "The King of the Jews"
27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
Now with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand and one on his left.
28 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And he was numbered with transgressors."
29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha. You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
And the passers-by kept jeering at him, wagging their heads and saying. "Ah! you who were to ‘destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days,’ save yourself!
30 save yourself and come down from the cross."
Come down from the cross!
31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He cannot save himself.
In the same way the high priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on mocking him to themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but himself he cannot save.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.
The Christ! The King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe." They also who had been crucified with Jesus kept reviling him.
33 Now when it was noon, there was darkness over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
At noon a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
34 Then at three in the afternoon Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Elohi, Elohi, lema shabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
At three o’clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Look, he is calling for Elijah."
When they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."
36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down."
Then a man ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, and put it on a stick, and offered it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down!"
37 Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up the spirit.
But Jesus uttered a loud cry and expired.
38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
And the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God."
Then the army captain, who was standing facing Jesus when he thus died, said, "in truth this man was a Son of God."
40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Josi, and Salome;
There were some women also watching from a distance. Among them were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Jamesthe younger and of Joses, and Salome,
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
women who used to follow him when he was in Galilee, and minister to him; and many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him.
42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Toward sunset, as it was the preparation (that is the day preceding the Sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
there came Joseph of Arimathea, a Councilor, honorable in rank, who was himself also looking for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
But Pilate wondered whether he were already dead. So he summoned the army captain, and inquired if he had been any time dead;
45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
and when he learned the fact from the army captain he gave the body to Joseph.
46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and placed him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
So Joseph bought him a sheet, and took Jesus down, wound him in the sheet, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock, and then rolled a stone against the opening of the tomb;
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Josi, saw where he was placed.
and Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where he was laid.

< Mark 15 >