Mark 15
1 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.
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 So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
And Pilate asked Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? and He answered It is as thou sayst.
3 Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,
And the chief priests accused Him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
So Pilate asked Him again, saying, Dost thou answer nothing? See how many things they witness against thee:
5 But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.
but Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was amazed.
6 Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired:
7 and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.
and there was one Barabbas under confinement with some of his accomplices in sedition, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
And the people clamoured and desired him to do as he always used to do for them.
9 "Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.
But Pilate answered them, saying, Would ye have me release to you the king of the Jews?
10 For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
(for he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up to him out of envy: )
11 But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
but the chief priests incited the people to desire that he would rather release Barabbas to them.
12 and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man 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 they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"
And they cried out again, Crucify Him.
14 "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"
But Pilate said unto them, Why, what ill has He done? And they cried out the more vehemently, Crucify Him.
15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.
So Pilate being willing to ingratiate with the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Him up to be crucified.
16 Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is called the Pretorium; and gathered their whole company together:
17 they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
and they clad Him in purple, and platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head,
18 and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
and saluted Him, saying, Hail king of the Jews;
19 Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
and struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit upon Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him homage.
20 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.
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 One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to 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 So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'
and they brought Him to a place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a scull.
23 Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.
And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He would not take it.
24 Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should 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 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
And it was the third hour, when they fixed Him on the cross:
26 Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
and the title of his charge was written over Him, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
And they crucified two thieves with Him, one on his right hand and one on his left:
so that the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "And He was numbered with the transgressors."
29 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,
And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest, the temple,
30 come down from the cross and save yourself."
and buildest it in three days, save thyself and come down from the cross.
31 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!
And the chief priests likewise scoffing at Him among themselves, with the scribes, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save: let Christ,
32 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.
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 At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
Now at the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land, until the ninth hour.
34 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?"
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 Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
And some of them that stood by hearing it, said, Behold He calleth upon Elias.
36 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."
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 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
But Jesus cried with a loud voice and expired.
38 And the curtain in the Sanctuary 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 when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
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 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--
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 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.
who also when He was in Galilee, followed Him and waited on Him: and several others who came up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
And the evening being now come, (because it was the preparation,
43 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.
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 But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been 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 ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.
and when he heard it from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 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.
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 Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.
And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
