Mark 15
1 As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders and teachers of the Law – that is to say, the whole High Council – put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
3 Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.
Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,
4 So Pilate questioned Jesus again. “Have you no reply to make?” he asked. “Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.”
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
5 But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.
6 Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;
7 A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.
8 So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
9 he answered, “Do you want me to release the ‘king of the Jews’ for you?”
"Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.
10 For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had given Jesus up to him.
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
11 But the chief priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
12 Pilate, however, spoke to them again, “What should I do then with the man whom you call the ‘king of the Jews’?”
and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"
13 Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"
14 “Why, what harm has he done?” Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously, “Crucify him!”
"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"
15 And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.
16 The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
17 They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
18 and then began to salute him. “Long life to you, king of the Jews!” they said.
and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
19 And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him – going down on their knees;
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
20 and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.
At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
21 They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.
One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.
22 They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha – a name which means ‘place of a Skull.’
So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'
23 There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.
24 Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
26 The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on the right, and the other on the left.
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
29 The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said, “Ah! You who would destroy the Temple and build one in three days,
And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,
30 come down from the cross and save yourself!”
come down from the cross and save yourself."
31 In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery,
In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!
32 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘king of Israel,’ come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.
33 At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
34 And, at three, Jesus called out loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?” which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
35 Some of those standing around heard this, and said, “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!”
Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
36 And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so, “Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.”
Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."
37 But Jesus, giving a loud cry, breathed his last.
But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
38 The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, “This man must indeed have been God’s son!”
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
40 There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome –
There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--
41 all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and give him support – besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation day – the day before the Sabbath –
Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
43 Joseph from Arimathea, a councillor of good position, who was himself living in expectation of the kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.
44 But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the officer, and asked if he were already dead;
But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;
45 and, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.
46 Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet around him, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock; and then rolled a stone up against the entrance of the tomb.
He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.
