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.
As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders 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.
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”
‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked Pilate. ‘It is true,’ replied Jesus.
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.
4 Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”
So Pilate questioned Jesus again. ‘Have you no reply to make?’ he asked. ‘Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.’
5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.
But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomever they asked of him.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
7 There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
8 The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
he answered, ‘Do you want me to release the “king of the Jews” for you?’
10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had given Jesus up to him.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
But the chief priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
12 Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
Pilate, however, spoke to them again, ‘What should I do then with the man whom you call the “king of the Jews”?’
13 They cried out again, “Crucify him!”
Again they shouted, ‘Crucify him!’
14 Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”
‘Why, what harm has he done?’ Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously, ‘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.
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.
17 They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
18 They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
and then began to salute him. ‘Long life to you, king of the Jews!’ they said.
19 They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
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;
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 left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on 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.
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.
22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha – a name which means “place of a Skull.”
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.
There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – “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 the right, and the other on the left.
28 The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with 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,
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,
30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
come down from the cross and save yourself!’
31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery,
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.
‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the “king of Israel,” come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.’ Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
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 three, Jesus called out loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?’ which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
Some of those standing round heard this, and said, ‘Listen! He is calling for Elijah!’
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.”
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.’
37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
But Jesus, giving a loud cry, breathed his last.
38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to 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!”
The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, ‘This man must indeed have been God’s son!’
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;
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 –
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and give him support – besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation day – the day before 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 from Arimathea, 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.
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the officer, and asked if he were already dead;
45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
and, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse 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.
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.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
