Mark 14:27-16:20

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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(A)

²⁷ “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:

²⁸ But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”^(C)

²⁹ Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”

³⁰ “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice^[b] you yourself will disown me three times.”^(D)

³¹ But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you,^(E) I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

Gethsemane^(F)

³² They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ He took Peter, James and John^(G) along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. ³⁴ “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,”^(H) he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”

³⁵ Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour^(I) might pass from him. ³⁶ “Abba,^[c] Father,”^(J) he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup^(K) from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”^(L)

³⁷ Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.^(M) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”^(N)

³⁹ Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. ⁴⁰ When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

⁴¹ Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour^(O) has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Arrested^(P)

⁴³ Just as he was speaking, Judas,^(Q) one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.

⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Rabbi!”^(R) and kissed him. ⁴⁶ The men seized Jesus and arrested him. ⁴⁷ Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

⁴⁸ “Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? ⁴⁹ Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts,^(S) and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”^{(T) 50} Then everyone deserted him and fled.^(U)

⁵¹ A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, ⁵² he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin^(V)(W)

⁵³ They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together. ⁵⁴ Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest.^(X) There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.^(Y)

⁵⁵ The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin^(Z) were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. ⁵⁶ Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

⁵⁷ Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: ⁵⁸ “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another,^(AA) not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even then their testimony did not agree.

⁶⁰ Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” ⁶¹ But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.^(AB)

Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”^(AC)

⁶² “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”^(AD)

⁶³ The high priest tore his clothes.^(AE) “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. ⁶⁴ “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

They all condemned him as worthy of death.^{(AF) 65} Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.^(AG)

Peter Disowns Jesus^(AH)

⁶⁶ While Peter was below in the courtyard,^(AI) one of the servant girls of the high priest came by. ⁶⁷ When she saw Peter warming himself,^(AJ) she looked closely at him.

“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,”^(AK) she said.

⁶⁸ But he denied it. “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,”^(AL) he said, and went out into the entryway.^[d]

⁶⁹ When the servant girl saw him there, she said again to those standing around, “This fellow is one of them.” ⁷⁰ Again he denied it.^(AM)

After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”^(AN)

⁷¹ He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”^(AO)

⁷² Immediately the rooster crowed the second time.^[e] Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice^[f] you will disown me three times.”^(AP) And he broke down and wept.

Jesus Before Pilate^(AQ)

15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law^(AR) and the whole Sanhedrin,^(AS) made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.^(AT)

² “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(AU) asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

³ The chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

⁵ But Jesus still made no reply,^(AV) and Pilate was amazed.

⁶ Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. ⁷ A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. ⁸ The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

⁹ “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”^(AW) asked Pilate, ¹⁰ knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas^(AX) instead.

¹² “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

¹³ “Crucify him!” they shouted.

¹⁴ “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

¹⁵ Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,^(AY) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(AZ)

¹⁶ The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace^(BA) (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. ¹⁷ They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”^{(BB) 19} Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out^(BC) to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus^(BD)

²¹ A certain man from Cyrene,^(BE) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,^(BF) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.^{(BG) 22} They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). ²³ Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh,^(BH) but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots^(BI) to see what each would get.

²⁵ It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.^(BJ)

²⁷ They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. ^{[28] [g] 29} Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads^(BK) and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,^{(BL) 30} come down from the cross and save yourself!” ³¹ In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him^(BM) among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! ³² Let this Messiah,^(BN) this king of Israel,^(BO) come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus^(BP)

³³ At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.^{(BQ) 34} And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).^[h](BR)

³⁵ When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

³⁶ Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar,^(BS) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

³⁷ With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.^(BT)

³⁸ The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.^{(BU) 39} And when the centurion,^(BV) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,^[i] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”^(BW)

⁴⁰ Some women were watching from a distance.^(BX) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,^[j] and Salome.^{(BY) 41} In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.^(BZ)

The Burial of Jesus^(CA)

⁴² It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).^(CB) So as evening approached, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council,^(CC) who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God,^(CD) went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. ⁴⁵ When he learned from the centurion^(CE) that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.^{(CF) 47} Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph^(CG) saw where he was laid.

Jesus Has Risen^(CH)

16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices^(CI) so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. ² Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb ³ and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”^(CJ)

⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. ⁵ As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe^(CK) sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

⁶ “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene,^(CL) who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him,^(CM) just as he told you.’”^(CN)

⁸ Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.^[k]

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[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

⁹ When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,^(CO) out of whom he had driven seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.^(CP)

¹² Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.^{(CQ) 13} These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

¹⁴ Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.^(CR)

¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.^{(CS) 16} Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.^{(CT) 17} And these signs^(CU) will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons;^(CV) they will speak in new tongues;^{(CW) 18} they will pick up snakes^(CX) with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on^(CY) sick people, and they will get well.”

¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven^(CZ) and he sat at the right hand of God.^{(DA) 20} Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs^(DB) that accompanied it.