Mark 15
1 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.
And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
3 The chief priests were presenting many charges against Jesus.
And the chief priests accused him in many things.
4 Pilate again asked him, “Do you give no answer? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? behold in how many things they accuse thee.
5 But Jesus no longer answered Pilate, and that amazed him.
But Jesus still answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered.
6 Now at the time of the feast, Pilate usually released to them one prisoner, a prisoner they requested.
Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
7 There with the rebels in prison, among the murderers held for their part in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas.
And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
8 The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to do for them as he had done in the past.
And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do, as he had ever done unto them.
9 Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
And Pilate answered them, and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews?
10 For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to cry out that Barabbas should be released instead.
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
12 Pilate answered them again and said, “What then should I do with the King of the Jews?”
And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?
13 They shouted again, “Crucify him!”
But they again cried out: Crucify him.
14 Pilate said to them, “What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more and more, “Crucify him.”
And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.
15 Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he released Barabbas to them. He scourged Jesus and then handed him over to be crucified.
And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 The soldiers led him inside the courtyard (which is the government headquarters), and they called together the whole cohort of soldiers.
And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:
17 They put a purple robe on Jesus, and they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.
18 They began to salute him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
19 They struck his head with a reed staff and they spat on him. They bent their knees before him to pretend to worship him.
And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.
20 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.
And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own garments on him, and they led him out to crucify him.
21 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.
And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.
22 The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which interpreted means, “Place of a Skull”).
And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not drink it.
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not.
24 They crucified him and divided up his garments by casting lots to determine what piece each soldier would take.
And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 On a sign they wrote the charge against him, “The king of the Jews.”
And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 With him they crucified two robbers, one on the right of him and one on his left.
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.
29 Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days buildest it up again;
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
Save thyself, coming down from the cross.
31 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.
In like manner also the chief priests mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He 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 those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour.
34 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?”
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 Some of those standing by heard his words and said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah.”
And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.
36 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.”
And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.
37 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and died.
And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.
38 The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.
And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
39 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.”
And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God.
40 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.
And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome:
41 When he was in Galilee they followed him and served him. Many other women also came up with him to Jerusalem.
Who also when he was in Galilee followed him, and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath, )
43 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.
Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.
But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead.
45 When Pilate learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, he gave the body to Joseph.
And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 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.
And Joseph buying fine linen, and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw the place where Jesus was buried.
And Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.
