Matthew 27:45 - Mark 1

English Standard Version

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^{[c] 46} And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(A)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(B)“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^(C)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(D)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(E)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(F)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(G)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(H)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(I)the saints ^(J)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(K)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (L)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(M)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(N)“Truly this was the Son^[d] of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also ^(O)many women there, looking on ^(P)from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^(Q)ministering to him, ⁵⁶ among whom were ^(R)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^(S)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (T)When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰ and ^(U)laid it in his own new tomb, ^(V)which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^(W)a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ Mary Magdalene and ^(X)the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶² The next day, that is, after the day of ^(Y)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(Z)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(AA)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(AB)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have ^(AC)a guard^[e] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶ So they went and made the tomb secure by ^(AD)sealing the stone and setting a guard.

The Resurrection

28 ^(AE)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(AF)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(AG)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ^3 (AH)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(AI)his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(AJ)became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has risen, ^(AK)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[f] lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(AL)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸ So they departed quickly from the tomb ^(AM)with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ And behold, Jesus ^(AN)met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^(AO)took hold of his feet and ^(AP)worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(AQ)go and tell ^(AR)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

¹¹ While they were going, behold, some of ^(AS)the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹² And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³ and said, “Tell people, ^(AT)‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴ And if this comes to ^(AU)the governor's ears, we will ^(AV)satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews ^(AW)to this day.

The Great Commission

¹⁶ Now the eleven disciples ^(AX)went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they ^(AY)worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(AZ)“All authority ^(BA)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (BB)Go therefore and ^(BC)make disciples of ^(BD)all nations, ^(BE)baptizing them ^(BF)in^{[g] (BG)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them ^(BH)to observe all that ^(BI)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(BJ)I am with you always, to ^(BK)the end of the age.”

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, ^(BL)the Son of God.^[h]

^2 (BM)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,^[i]

^4 (BQ)John appeared, baptizing in ^(BR)the wilderness and proclaiming ^(BS)a baptism of ^(BT)repentance ^(BU)for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^(BV)confessing their sins. ⁶ Now John was ^(BW)clothed with camel's hair and ^(BX)wore a leather belt around his waist and ate ^(BY)locusts and ^(BZ)wild honey. ⁷ And he preached, saying, ^(CA)“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ^8 (CB)I have baptized you with water, but ^(CC)he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus

^9 (CD)In those days Jesus ^(CE)came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ And when he came up out of the water, immediately he ^(CF)saw ^(CG)the heavens being torn open ^(CH)and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹ And ^(CI)a voice came from heaven, ^(CJ)“You are my beloved Son;^[k] with you I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of Jesus

^12 (CK)The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. ^13 (CL)And he was in the wilderness forty days, being ^(CM)tempted by ^(CN)Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and ^(CO)the angels were ministering to him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

^14 (CP)Now after John was arrested, Jesus ^(CQ)came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, ¹⁵ and saying, ^(CR)“The time is fulfilled, and ^(CS)the kingdom of God is at hand;^{[l] (CT)}repent and believe in the gospel.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

^16 (CU)Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become ^(CV)fishers of men.”^{[m] 18} And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

^21 (CW)And they went into Capernaum, and immediately ^(CX)on the Sabbath ^(CY)he entered the synagogue and was teaching. ²² And ^(CZ)they were astonished at his teaching, ^(DA)for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. ²³ And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ^24 (DB)“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^(DC)I know who you are—^(DD)the Holy One of God.” ²⁵ But Jesus ^(DE)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶ And the unclean spirit, ^(DF)convulsing him and ^(DG)crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷ And they were all ^(DH)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(DI)A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸ And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

^29 (DJ)And immediately he^{[n] (DK)}left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now ^(DL)Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹ And he came and ^(DM)took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³² That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^(DN)oppressed by demons. ³³ And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ^34 (DO)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(DP)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^35 (DQ)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(DR)there he prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷ and they found him and said to him, ^(DS)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸ And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(DT)that is why I came out.” ^39 (DU)And ^(DV)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

^40 (DW)And a leper^[o] came to him, imploring him, and ^(DX)kneeling said to him, ^(DY)“If you will, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” ⁴² And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³ And ^(DZ)Jesus^[p] sternly charged him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴ and said to him, ^(EA)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ^(EB)show yourself to the priest and ^(EC)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ^(ED)for a proof to them.” ^45 (EE)But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter ^(EF)a town, but was out in ^(EG)desolate places, and ^(EH)people were coming to him from every quarter.