Mark 15
1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests, having held a consultation with the elders and the scribes, and the whole council, bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering saith to him, I am.
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
3 And the chief priests brought many charges against him.
Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,
4 And Pilate asked him again, Dost thou make no answer? See what things they are testifying against thee!
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
5 But Jesus made no further answer; so that Pilate marveled.
But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.
6 Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.
Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;
7 And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with insurgents who had committed murder in the insurrection.
and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.
8 And the multitude, coming up, began to ask him to do as he had been wont to do for them.
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews?
"Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.
10 For he knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to them Barabbas.
But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
12 And Pilate answering again said to them, What then would ye have me do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews?
and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him!
they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"
14 Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more, Crucify him!
"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"
15 And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas; and, when he had scourged Jesus, delivered him up to be crucified.
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
17 And they clothe him with purple, and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
18 And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews!
and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
19 And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and kneeling down, did him homage.
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
20 And after they had made sport of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, and put his own garments on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.
At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenaean, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.
22 And they bring him to the place Golgotha; which is, when interpreted, Place of a Skull.
So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'
23 And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.
Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.
24 And they crucify him, and divide his garments, casting lots for them, what each should take.
Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.
25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
26 And on the cross the inscription of the charge against him was written: “The king of the Jews.”
Over His head was the notice in writing of 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.
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
29 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days,
And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,
30 save thyself, and come down from the cross.
come down from the cross and save yourself."
31 In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes, making sport among themselves, said, He saved others, cannot he save himself?
In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!
32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him were reviling him.
This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which is, when interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
35 And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See! he is calling for Elijah.
Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
36 And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, Hold! Let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.
Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."
37 And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.
But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that he so expired, said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
40 There were also women looking on from a distance; among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and rendered him their services; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
42 And evening having now come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable councilor, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came, and boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long dead.
But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;
45 And having been informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.
46 And having bought fine linen, he took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.
He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.
