Mark 15
1 And straightway 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 up to Pilate.
Early in the morning, the chief priests met together with the elders and scribes and the entire Jewish council. Then they bound Jesus and led him away. They handed him over to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
The chief priests were presenting many charges against Jesus.
4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
Pilate again asked him, “Do you give no answer? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
But Jesus no longer answered Pilate, and that amazed him.
6 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
Now at the time of the feast, Pilate usually released to them one prisoner, a prisoner they requested.
7 And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
There with the rebels in prison, among the murderers held for their part in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas.
8 And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.
The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to do for them as he had done in the past.
9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to cry out that Barabbas should be released instead.
12 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
Pilate answered them again and said, “What then should I do with the King of the Jews?”
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
They shouted again, “Crucify him!”
14 And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.
Pilate said to them, “What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more and more, “Crucify him.”
15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he released Barabbas to them. He scourged Jesus and then handed him over to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
The soldiers led him inside the courtyard (which is the government headquarters), and they called together the whole cohort of soldiers.
17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
They put a purple robe on Jesus, and they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
18 and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
They began to salute him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
They struck his head with a reed staff and they spat on him. They bent their knees before him to pretend to worship him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
When they had mocked him, they took off of him the purple robe and put his own garments on him, and then led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go [with them], that he might bear his cross.
A certain man, Simon of Cyrene, was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus), and they forced him to carry his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which interpreted means, “Place of a Skull”).
23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not drink it.
24 And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.
They crucified him and divided up his garments by casting lots to determine what piece each soldier would take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
It was the third hour when they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
On a sign they wrote the charge against him, “The king of the Jews.”
27 And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
With him they crucified two robbers, one on the right of him and one on his left.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save thyself, and come down from the cross.
save yourself and come down from the cross!”
31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
In the same way the chief priests were mocking him with each other, along with the scribes, and said, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe,” and those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
Some of those standing by heard his words and said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah.”
36 And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
Someone ran, put sour wine on a sponge, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink. The man said, “Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37 And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and died.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
When the centurion who stood and faced Jesus saw that he had died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
There were also women who looked on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joses), and Salome.
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.
When he was in Galilee they followed him and served him. Many other women also came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea came there. He was a respected member of the council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.
45 And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
When Pilate learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
Joseph had bought a linen cloth. He took him down from the cross, wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw the place where Jesus was buried.
