Mark 15

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Jesus Delivered to Pilate

¹Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin^a devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

¹And early in the morning, having formed a counsel, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, having bound Jesus, led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

²So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

²And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And answering, He says to him, “You say.”

³And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

³And the chief priests were accusing Him harshly.

⁴Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

⁴And Pilate began to question Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many things they are accusing You of!”

⁵But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

⁵But Jesus answered no more, so as to amaze Pilate.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

⁶Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people^a a prisoner of their choosing.

⁶Now at the feast he would release to them one prisoner whom they requested.

⁷And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

⁷And the one called Barabbas was there, having been bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the insurrection.

⁸So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

⁸And the crowd, having gone up, began to request that which he usually did for them.

⁹“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

⁹But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you desire that I should release to you the King of the Jews?”

¹⁰For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

¹⁰For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy.

¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might release to them Barabbas instead.

Pilate Delivers Up Jesus

¹²So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

¹²And Pilate, answering, was saying to them again, “Then what do you desire that I should do with the One whom you call the King of the Jews?”

¹³And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

¹³And they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

¹⁴“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?”

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

¹⁴And Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He commit?” But they shouted much more, “Crucify Him!”

¹⁵And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

¹⁵And Pilate, desiring to do that which was satisfactory to the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And having flogged Him, he delivered up Jesus so that He might be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

¹⁶Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

¹⁶And the soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they call together the whole cohort.

¹⁷They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

¹⁷And they put on Him purple, and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.

¹⁸And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

¹⁹They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

¹⁹And they kept striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him. And bending the knees, they were kneeling down to Him.

²⁰After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

²⁰And when they had mocked Him, they took off of Him the purple and put on Him His own garments. And they are leading Him out so that they might crucify Him.

The Crucifixion

²¹Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

²¹And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, coming from the country, that he might carry His cross.

²²They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

²²And they bring Him to a place, Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

²³There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

²³And they were offering Him wine having been mixed with gall, but He did not take it.

²⁴And they crucified Him.

They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.^a

²⁴And they crucify Him. And they divide His garments, casting a lot for them, who should take what.

²⁵It was the third hour^a when they crucified Him.

²⁵And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

²⁶And the charge inscribed against Him read:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁶And there was the inscription of the accusation against Him, having been written: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁷Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers,^a one on His right and one on His left.^b

²⁷And with Him they crucify two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.

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²⁹And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

²⁹And those passing by were railing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The One demolishing the temple and building it in three days,

³⁰come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

³⁰save Yourself, having come down from the cross!”

³¹In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

³¹Likewise also the chief priests, with the scribes, mocking among one another, were saying, “He saved others; Himself He is not able to save!

³²Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

³²The Christ, the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, that we might see and believe!” And those being crucified with Him were upbraiding Him.

The Death of Jesus

³³From the sixth hour until the ninth hour^a darkness came over all the land.

³³And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

³⁴At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”^a

³⁴And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”

³⁵When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

³⁵And some of those standing by, having heard, were saying, “Behold, He calls Elijah.”

³⁶And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine.^a He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink,^b saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

³⁶And one, having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, “Let Him be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

³⁷But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

³⁷But Jesus, having uttered a great cry, breathed His last.

³⁸And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

³⁸And the veil of the temple was torn into two from top to bottom.

³⁹When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last,^a he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

³⁹And the centurion standing opposite of Him, having seen that in this way He breathed His last, said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

⁴⁰And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses,^a and Salome.

⁴⁰And there were also women looking on from afar off, among whom also were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

⁴¹These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

⁴¹who had been following Him and had been ministering to Him when He was in Galilee, and many others, those having come up with Him to Jerusalem.

The Burial of Jesus

⁴²Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath ),

⁴²And evening already having come, since it was the Preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

⁴³having come, Joseph from Arimathea, a prominent Council member who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, having boldness, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

⁴⁴And Pilate wondered if already He was dead. And having summoned the centurion, he inquired of him whether He was dead already.

⁴⁵When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

⁴⁵And having known from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

⁴⁶So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

⁴⁶And having bought a linen cloth, having taken Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb that was cut out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.

⁴⁷Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph^a saw where His body was placed.

⁴⁷And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where He was laid.