Mark 15
1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him, Thou sayest true.
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
And the chief priests laid many accusations against him.
4 Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”
Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.
5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.
But Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomever they asked of him.
Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for.
7 There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them.
9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
Then Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
(For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
Then Pilate addressing them, said unto them again, What therefore do you wish that I should do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews?
13 They cried out again, “Crucify him!”
And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”
Then Pilate said unto them, But what criminal act hath he done? And they cried the more vociferously, Crucify him.
15 Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
So Pilate, willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be crucified.
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Praetorium, and called together the whole band.
17 They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head,
18 They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.
20 When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
And when they had treated him with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him.
21 They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.
And they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
And they convey him to a place called Golgotha, which is being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.
And they gave him to drink wine medicated with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting the lot upon them, what each should take.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
Now it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
And there was an inscription of his crime written over him, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 With him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, “And he was reckoned among the transgressors.”
29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
And they who passed along, blasphemed him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
And in the same manner also, the chief priests mocking him, among each other, with the scribes, said, He saved others, himself he cannot save.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.
Thou Messiah, King of Israel, come now down from the cross, that we may see, and believe. Even those who were crucified with him railed on him.
33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Now when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, for what cause hast thou abandoned me?
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
And some of those who stood by, hearing him, said, Behold, he crieth for Elias.
36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
Then one ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it round a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.
37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
Then Jesus, uttering a loud cry, gave up the ghost.
38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
And the vail of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
And the centurion, who stood opposite to him, observing, that with such a cry he gave up the ghost, said, Assuredly this was the Son of God.
40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
Now there were also women looking on at a distance; among whom also was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small, and the mother of Joses, and Salome.
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
These women followed him when he was in Galilee, and supplied his wants; and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.
42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
And when the evening was now come (since it was the preparation, that is the day preceding the sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
Joseph, who was from Arimathea, came, a respectable person, a counsellor, and who himself also was expecting the kingdom of God; taking courage, he went in to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
Then Pilate marvelled that he should be already dead: and calling for the centurion, he asked him, If he had been dead any time.
45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
And when he knew it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
And having bought a wrapper of fine linen, and taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth, 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 Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
Now Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
