Mark 15
1 As soon as it was daylight, the Chief Priests, after holding a consultation with the Councillors 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.
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 “Are you the King of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
3 Then the Chief Priests brought a number of charges against him;
The chief priests were presenting many charges against Jesus.
4 upon which Pilate questioned Jesus again. “Have you no reply to make?” he asked. “Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.”
Pilate again asked him, “Do you give no answer? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
But Jesus no longer answered Pilate, and that amazed him.
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 time of the feast, Pilate usually released to them one prisoner, a prisoner they requested.
7 A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
There with the rebels in prison, among the murderers held for their part in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas.
8 So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to do for them as he had done in the past.
9 he answered: “Do you want me to release the ‘King of the Jews’ for you?”
Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
10 For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the Chief Priests had given Jesus up to him.
For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
11 But the Chief Priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to cry out that Barabbas should be released instead.
12 Pilate, however, spoke to them again: “What shall I do then with the man whom you call the ‘King of the Jews’?”
Pilate answered them again and said, “What then should I do with the King of the Jews?”
13 Again they shouted: “Crucify him!”
They shouted again, “Crucify him!”
14 “Why, what harm has he done?” Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously: “Crucify him!”
Pilate said to them, “What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more and more, “Crucify him.”
15 And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up 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 The soldiers then took Jesus away into the court-yard — that is the Government House — and they called the whole garrison together.
The soldiers led him inside the courtyard (which is the government headquarters), and they called together the whole cohort of soldiers.
17 They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, 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 then began to salute him. “Long life to you, King of the Jews!” they said.
They began to salute him and say, “Hail, 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;
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 left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on 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 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.
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 They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha — a name which means ‘Place of a Skull.’
The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which interpreted means, “Place of a Skull”).
23 There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not drink it.
24 Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
They crucified him and divided up his garments by casting lots to determine what piece each soldier would take.
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
It was the third hour when they crucified him.
26 The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, ran thus — ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
On a sign they wrote 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.
With him they crucified two robbers, one on the right of him and one on 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,
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 come down from the cross and save yourself!”
save yourself and come down from the cross!”
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 chief priests were mocking him with each other, along with the scribes, and said, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself.
32 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘King of Israel,’ come down from the cross now, that we may see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus reviled 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 At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon.
At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And, at three, Jesus called out loudly: ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?’” which means ‘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 Some of those standing round heard this, and said: “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!”
Some of those standing by heard his words and said, “Look, 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.”
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 But Jesus, giving a loud cry, expired.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and died.
38 The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.
39 The Roman Officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he expired, exclaimed: “This man must indeed have been ‘God’s Son’!”
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 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 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 all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and attend on him — besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
When he was in Galilee they followed him and served him. Many other women also came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day — the day before the Sabbath —
When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 Joseph from Ramah, 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 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 But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the Officer, and asked if he were already dead;
Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.
45 and, on learning from the Officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
When Pilate learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet round 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.
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 Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw the place where Jesus was buried.
