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.
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 “Are you the King of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
And Pilate asked Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? and He answered It is as thou sayst.
3 Then the Chief Priests brought a number of charges against him;
And the chief priests accused Him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 upon which Pilate questioned Jesus again. “Have you no reply to make?” he asked. “Listen, how 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 still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
but Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was amazed.
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 feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired:
7 A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
and there was one Barabbas under confinement with some of his accomplices in sedition, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
And the people clamoured and desired him to do as he always used to do for them.
9 he answered: “Do you want me to release the ‘King of the Jews’ for you?”
But Pilate answered them, saying, Would ye have me 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 the chief priests had delivered Him up to him out of envy: )
11 But the Chief Priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
but the chief priests incited the people to desire that he would rather release Barabbas to them.
12 Pilate, however, spoke to them again: “What shall I do then with the man whom you call the ‘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 Again they shouted: “Crucify him!”
And they cried out again, Crucify Him.
14 “Why, what harm has he done?” Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously: “Crucify him!”
But Pilate said unto them, Why, what ill has He done? And they cried out the more vehemently, 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 being willing to ingratiate with the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Him up 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.
And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, which is called the Pretorium; and gathered their whole company together:
17 They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
and they clad Him in purple, and platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head,
18 and then began to salute him. “Long life to you, King of the Jews!” they said.
and saluted Him, saying, 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;
and struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit upon Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him homage.
20 and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on 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 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.
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 They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha — a name which means ‘Place of a Skull.’
and they brought Him to a place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a scull.
23 There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He would not take it.
24 Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle 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 in the morning when they crucified him.
And it was the third hour, when they fixed Him on the cross:
26 The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, ran thus — ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
and the title of his charge was written over 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 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 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 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 Chief Priests, with the Teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery:
And the chief priests likewise scoffing at Him among themselves, with the scribes, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save: let Christ,
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.
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 midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon.
Now at the sixth hour there was darkness 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?’
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 those standing round heard this, and said: “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!”
And some of them that stood by hearing it, said, Behold He calleth upon Elias.
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.”
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, giving a loud cry, expired.
But Jesus cried with a loud voice and expired.
38 The Temple curtain 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 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’!”
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 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 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 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.
who also when He was in Galilee, followed Him and waited on Him: and several others who came up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day — the day before the Sabbath —
And the evening being now come, (because it was the preparation,
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.
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 was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the Officer, and asked if he were already 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, on learning from the Officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
and when he heard it from the centurion, he granted 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.
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 Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
