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Mark 15
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Mark 15
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
15 And immediately when it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole council, held a consultation; and when they had bound Jesus, they took Him away [[a]violently] and handed Him over to Pilate.(A)
2 And Pilate inquired of Him, Are You the King of the Jews? And He replied, It is as you say.
3 And the chief priests kept accusing Him of many things.
4 And Pilate again asked Him, Have [b]You no answer to make? See how many charges they are bringing against You!
5 But Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate wondered and marveled.(B)
6 Now at the Feast he [was accustomed to] set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
7 And among the rioters in the prison who had committed murder in the insurrection there was a man named Barabbas.
8 And the throng came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
9 And he replied to them, Do you wish me to set free for you the King of the Jews?
10 For he was aware that it was [[c]because they were prompted] by envy that the chief priests had delivered Him up.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release for them Barabbas instead.
12 And again Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with the Man Whom you call the King of the Jews?
13 And they shouted back again, Crucify Him!
14 But Pilate said to them, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted with all their might all the more, Crucify Him [[d]at once]!
15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus whipped, he handed [Him] over to be crucified.(C)
16 Then the soldiers led Him away to the courtyard inside the palace, that is, the Praetorium, and they called the entire detachment of soldiers together.
17 And they dressed Him in [a] purple [robe], and, weaving together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.
18 And they began to salute Him, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!
19 And they struck His head with a staff made of a [bamboo-like] reed and spat on Him and kept bowing their knees in homage to Him.(D)
20 And when they had [finished] making sport of Him, they took the purple [robe] off of Him and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.
21 And they forced a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the field (country), to carry His cross.
22 And they led Him to Golgotha [in Latin: Calvary], meaning The Place of a Skull.
23 And they [attempted to] give Him wine mingled with myrrh, but He would not take it.
24 And they crucified Him; and they divided His garments and distributed them among themselves, throwing lots for them to decide who should take what.(E)
25 And it was the third hour (about nine o’clock in the morning) when they crucified Him.(F)
26 And the inscription of the accusation against Him was written above, The King of the Jews.
27 And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on [His] right hand and one on His left.
28 [e]And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, He was counted among the transgressors.(G)
29 And those who passed by kept reviling Him and reproaching Him abusively in harsh and insolent language, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You Who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
30 Now rescue [f]Yourself [[g]from death], coming down from the cross!
31 So also the chief priests, with the scribes, made sport of Him to one another, saying, He rescued others [[h]from death]; Himself He is unable to rescue.(H)
32 Let the Christ (the Messiah), the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see [it] and trust in and rely on Him and adhere to Him! Those who were crucified with Him also reviled and reproached Him [speaking abusively, harshly, and insolently].
33 And when the sixth hour (about midday) had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (about three o’clock).
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?—which means, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me [[i]deserting Me and leaving Me helpless and abandoned]?(I)
35 And some of those standing by, [and] hearing it, said, See! He is calling Elijah!
36 And one man ran, and, filling a sponge with vinegar (a [j]mixture of sour wine and water), put it on a staff made of a [bamboo-like] reed and gave it to Him to drink, saying, Hold off! Let us see whether Elijah [does] come to take Him down.(J)
37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His life.
38 And the curtain [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion who stood facing Him saw Him expire this way, he said, [k]Really, this Man was God’s Son!
40 Now some women were there also, looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,
41 Who, when [Jesus] was in Galilee, were in the habit of accompanying and ministering to Him; and [there were] also many other [women] who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.
42 As evening had already come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, [the day] before the Sabbath,(K)
43 Joseph, he of Arimathea, noble and honorable in rank and a respected member of the council (Sanhedrin), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, daring the consequences, took courage and ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 But Pilate wondered whether He was dead so soon, and, having called the centurion, he asked him whether [Jesus] was already dead.
45 And when he learned from the centurion [that He was indeed dead], he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And Joseph bought a [fine] linen cloth [[l]for swathing dead bodies], and, taking Him down from the cross, he [m]rolled Him up in the [fine] linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock. Then he rolled a [very large] stone against the door of the tomb.(L)
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses were [[n]attentively] observing where He was laid.
Footnotes
- Mark 15:1 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 15:4 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speaker may have thought He was.
- Mark 15:10 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 15:14 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 15:28 Many manuscripts do not contain this verse.
- Mark 15:30 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speakers may have thought He was.
- Mark 15:30 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 15:31 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 15:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 15:36 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 15:39 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 15:46 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Mark 15:46 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance.
- Mark 15:47 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Markus 15
Hoffnung für Alle
Markus 15
Hoffnung für Alle
Jesus wird an die Römer ausgeliefert (Matthäus 27,1‒2.11‒14; Lukas 22,66–23,13; Johannes 18,28‒38)
15 Am frühen Morgen schlossen die obersten Priester, die führenden Männer des Volkes und die Schriftgelehrten, also der ganze Hohe Rat, ihre Beratungen ab und trafen ihre Entscheidung. Sie ließen Jesus gefesselt abführen und übergaben ihn Pilatus, dem römischen Statthalter.
2 Pilatus fragte ihn: »Bist du der König der Juden?« »Ja, du sagst es«, antwortete Jesus. 3 Die obersten Priester brachten nun viele Anklagen gegen ihn vor. 4 Pilatus wandte sich wieder an ihn: »Willst du dich nicht verteidigen? Hörst du denn nicht, was sie dir alles vorwerfen?« 5 Aber Jesus erwiderte kein Wort mehr. Darüber wunderte sich Pilatus sehr.
Das Todesurteil (Matthäus 27,15‒26; Lukas 23,13‒25; Johannes 18,39–19,16)
6 Jedes Jahr zum Passahfest begnadigte Pilatus einen Gefangenen, den das Volk selbst auswählen durfte. 7 Zu dieser Zeit saß ein Mann namens Barabbas im Gefängnis. Er war zusammen mit einigen anderen festgenommen worden, die während eines Aufstandes einen Mord begangen hatten. 8 Eine große Menschenmenge zog nun vor den Palast von Pilatus und forderte, dass er wie üblich einen Gefangenen freiließ. 9 Pilatus rief ihnen zu: »Soll ich euch den ›König der Juden‹ freigeben?« 10 Denn er wusste genau, dass die obersten Priester das Verfahren gegen Jesus nur aus Neid angezettelt hatten.
11 Aber die obersten Priester hetzten die Menge auf, die Freilassung von Barabbas zu verlangen. 12 Pilatus fragte zurück: »Und was soll mit dem Mann geschehen, den ihr den König der Juden nennt?«
13 Da riefen sie alle: »Ans Kreuz mit ihm!« 14 »Was für ein Verbrechen hat er denn begangen?«, fragte Pilatus. Doch die Menge schrie immer lauter: »Ans Kreuz mit ihm!« 15 Weil Pilatus die aufgebrachte Volksmenge zufriedenstellen wollte, gab er Barabbas frei. Jesus aber ließ er auspeitschen und zur Kreuzigung abführen.
Jesus wird verhöhnt und misshandelt (Matthäus 27,27‒31; Johannes 19,2‒3)
16 Die Soldaten brachten Jesus in den Hof des Statthalterpalastes, das sogenannte Prätorium, und riefen die ganze Truppe zusammen. 17 Sie hängten ihm einen purpurroten Mantel um, flochten eine Krone aus Dornenzweigen und drückten sie ihm auf den Kopf. 18 Dann grüßten sie ihn voller Hohn: »Es lebe der König der Juden!« 19 Mit einem Stock schlugen sie Jesus auf den Kopf, spuckten ihn an und knieten vor ihm nieder, um ihn wie einen König zu ehren. 20 Nachdem sie so ihren Spott mit ihm getrieben hatten, zogen sie ihm den roten Mantel aus und legten ihm seine eigenen Kleider wieder an. Dann führten sie ihn aus der Stadt hinaus, um ihn zu kreuzigen.
Die Kreuzigung (Matthäus 27,32‒44; Lukas 23,26‒43; Johannes 19,16‒27)
21 Unterwegs begegnete ihnen Simon aus Kyrene, der Vater von Alexander und Rufus. Simon kam gerade von seinem Feld zurück. Die Soldaten zwangen ihn, das Kreuz zu tragen, an das Jesus gehängt werden sollte.
22 Sie brachten Jesus nach Golgatha; das bedeutet »Schädelstätte«. 23 Dort wollten die Soldaten ihm Wein mit Myrrhe geben. Aber Jesus trank nichts davon.
24 Dann nagelten sie ihn an das Kreuz. Seine Kleider teilten sie unter sich auf und bestimmten durch das Los, was jeder bekommen sollte. 25 Es war neun Uhr morgens, als sie ihn kreuzigten. 26 Am Kreuz war ein Schild angebracht, auf dem man lesen konnte, weshalb man ihn verurteilt hatte. Darauf stand: »Der König der Juden!« 27 Mit Jesus wurden zwei Verbrecher gekreuzigt, der eine rechts, der andere links von ihm.[a]
29 Die Leute, die am Kreuz vorübergingen, verspotteten ihn und schüttelten verächtlich den Kopf: »Ha! Den Tempel wolltest du abreißen und in drei Tagen wieder aufbauen! 30 Dann rette dich doch selber und komm vom Kreuz herunter!«
31 Auch die obersten Priester und die Schriftgelehrten verhöhnten Jesus: »Anderen hat er geholfen, aber sich selbst kann er nicht helfen. 32 Dieser Christus, dieser König von Israel, soll er doch vom Kreuz heruntersteigen! Wenn wir das sehen, wollen wir an ihn glauben!« Ebenso beschimpften ihn die beiden Männer, die mit ihm gekreuzigt worden waren.
Jesus stirbt am Kreuz (Matthäus 27,45‒56; Lukas 23,44‒49; Johannes 19,28‒30)
33 Am Mittag wurde es plötzlich im ganzen Land dunkel. Diese Finsternis dauerte drei Stunden. 34 Gegen drei Uhr rief Jesus laut: »Eli, Eli, lema sabachtani?« Das heißt übersetzt: »Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?«[b] 35 Einige von den Umstehenden aber meinten: »Hört doch! Er ruft den Propheten Elia.« 36 Einer von ihnen holte schnell einen Schwamm, tauchte ihn in Essigwasser und steckte ihn auf einen Stab, um Jesus davon trinken zu lassen. »Wir wollen doch sehen, ob Elia kommt und ihn herunterholt!«, sagte er. 37 Aber Jesus schrie laut auf und starb.
38 Im selben Augenblick zerriss im Tempel der Vorhang vor dem Allerheiligsten von oben bis unten.
39 Der römische Hauptmann, der gegenüber vom Kreuz stand, hatte mit angesehen, wie Jesus starb, und rief: »Dieser Mann ist wirklich Gottes Sohn gewesen!«
40 Einige Frauen hatten das Geschehen aus der Ferne beobachtet. Unter ihnen waren Maria aus Magdala und Maria, die Mutter von Jakobus dem Jüngeren und von Joses, sowie Salome. 41 Sie waren schon in Galiläa bei Jesus gewesen und hatten für ihn gesorgt. Zusammen mit vielen anderen Frauen waren sie mit Jesus nach Jerusalem gekommen.
Jesus wird begraben (Matthäus 27,57‒61; Lukas 23,50‒55; Johannes 19,38‒42)
42-43 Am Abend ging Josef aus Arimathäa, ein geachtetes Mitglied des Hohen Rates, zu Pilatus. Josef wartete auf das Kommen von Gottes Reich. Weil am nächsten Tag Sabbat war, entschloss er sich, Pilatus schon jetzt um den Leichnam von Jesus zu bitten.
44 Pilatus war erstaunt zu hören, dass Jesus schon tot war. Darum rief er den Hauptmann und erkundigte sich: »Lebt Jesus tatsächlich nicht mehr?« 45 Als der Hauptmann das bestätigte, überließ er Josef aus Arimathäa den Leichnam. 46 Josef kaufte ein feines Leinentuch, nahm Jesus vom Kreuz, wickelte ihn in das Tuch und legte ihn in eine Grabkammer, die in einen Felsen gehauen war. Dann wälzte er einen Stein vor den Eingang.
47 Maria aus Magdala und Maria, die Mutter von Joses, beobachteten, wohin er Jesus legte.
Footnotes
- 15,27 Andere Handschriften fügen hinzu: (Vers 28) Damit erfüllte sich die Vorhersage der Heiligen Schrift: »Er wurde zu den Verbrechern gezählt.« – Vgl. Jesaja 53,12.
- 15,34 Psalm 22,2
Mark 15
New International Version
Mark 15
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Jesus Before Pilate(A)
15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law(B) and the whole Sanhedrin,(C) made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.(D)
2 “Are you the king of the Jews?”(E) 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,(F) 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?”(G) 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(H) 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,(I) and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(J)
16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace(K) (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!”(L) 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(M) to crucify him.
The Crucifixion of Jesus(N)
21 A certain man from Cyrene,(O) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,(P) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.(Q) 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,(R) but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots(S) 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.(T)
27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. [28] [a] 29 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(U) and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(V) 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(W) among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah,(X) this king of Israel,(Y) 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(Z)
33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.(AA) 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?”).[b](AB)
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,(AC) 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.(AD)
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.(AE) 39 And when the centurion,(AF) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”(AG)
40 Some women were watching from a distance.(AH) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,[d] and Salome.(AI) 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.(AJ)
The Burial of Jesus(AK)
42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).(AL) So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council,(AM) who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God,(AN) 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(AO) 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.(AP) 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph(AQ) saw where he was laid.
Footnotes
- Mark 15:28 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Luke 22:37.
- Mark 15:34 Psalm 22:1
- Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts saw that he died with such a cry
- Mark 15:40 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph; also in verse 47
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