马可福音 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶稣在彼拉多面前受审
15 清早，祭司长、长老、律法教师和全公会的人商定后，便把耶稣绑起来押送到彼拉多那里。
2 彼拉多问耶稣：“你是犹太人的王吗？”
耶稣回答说：“如你所言。”
3 祭司长控告耶稣许多罪。
4 彼拉多又问道：“你看，他们控告你这么多，你都不回答吗？”
5 耶稣仍旧一言不发，彼拉多感到惊奇。
6 每年逾越节的时候，彼拉多都会照惯例按犹太人的要求释放一个囚犯。 7 那时，有一个囚犯名叫巴拉巴，与其他作乱时杀过人的囚犯关在一起。 8 百姓聚来，要求彼拉多照惯例释放囚犯。
9 彼拉多问：“你们要我为你们释放犹太人的王吗？” 10 因为他知道祭司长把耶稣押来是出于妒忌。 11 但祭司长却煽动百姓，叫他们要求彼拉多释放巴拉巴。
12 彼拉多只好问：“那么，这位你们称之为犹太人之王的，我如何处置呢？”
13 他们喊着说：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
14 彼拉多问：“为什么？祂犯了什么罪？”
他们却更大声地喊：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
15 为了取悦众人，彼拉多释放了巴拉巴，命人将耶稣鞭打后带出去钉十字架。
耶稣受辱
16 于是，卫兵把耶稣带进总督府的院子，集合了全营的兵。 17 他们给祂穿上紫袍，用荆棘编成王冠戴在祂头上， 18 向祂行礼，并喊着说：“犹太人的王万岁！” 19 他们用苇秆打祂的头，向祂吐唾沫，跪拜祂。 20 戏弄完了，就脱去祂的紫袍，给祂穿上原来的衣服，押祂出去钉十字架。
钉十字架
21 亚历山大和鲁孚的父亲古利奈人西门从乡下来，途经那地方，卫兵就强迫他背耶稣的十字架。 22 他们把耶稣带到各各他——意思是“髑髅地”， 23 拿没药调和的酒给祂喝，但祂不肯喝。 24 他们把耶稣钉在十字架上，还抽签分祂的衣服。 25 他们钉祂十字架的时间是在上午九点钟。 26 祂的罪状牌上写着“犹太人的王”。
27 他们还把两个强盗钉在十字架上，一个在祂右边，一个在祂左边， 28 这应验了圣经的话：“祂被列在罪犯中。” 29 过路的人都嘲笑祂，摇着头说：“哈，你这要把圣殿拆毁又在三天内重建的人啊， 30 救救你自己，从十字架上下来吧！”
31 祭司长和律法教师也嘲讽说：“祂救了别人，却救不了自己！ 32 以色列的王基督，现在从十字架上下来吧！让我们看看，我们就信了！”与祂同钉十字架的强盗也对祂出言不逊。
耶稣之死
33 正午时分，黑暗笼罩着整个大地，一直到下午三点。 34 大约在三点，耶稣大声呼喊：“以罗伊，以罗伊，拉马撒巴各大尼？”意思是：“我的上帝，我的上帝，你为什么离弃我？”
35 有些站在旁边的人听见了，就说：“听，祂在呼叫以利亚。”
36 有人跑去把一块海绵蘸满酸酒，绑在苇秆上送给祂喝，说：“等等，让我们看看以利亚会不会救祂下来。”
37 耶稣大叫一声，就断了气。 38 圣殿的幔子从上到下裂成两半。 39 站在对面的百夫长看见耶稣喊叫[a]断气的情形，便说：“这人真是上帝的儿子！”
40 有些妇女在远处观看，其中有抹大拉的玛丽亚、小雅各和约西的母亲玛丽亚并撒罗米。 41 耶稣在加利利时，她们已经跟随祂、服侍祂了。此外还有好些跟着祂上耶路撒冷的妇女。
安葬耶稣
42 那天是犹太人的预备日，也就是安息日的前一天。傍晚， 43 亚利马太人约瑟鼓起勇气去见彼拉多，要求领取耶稣的遗体。他是一位德高望重的公会议员，一位等候上帝国降临的人。 44 彼拉多听见耶稣已经死了，十分惊讶，便把百夫长召来问个明白， 45 得知耶稣确实已死，便将耶稣的遗体交给约瑟。
46 约瑟把耶稣的遗体取下来，用买来的细麻布裹好，安放在一个在岩壁上凿出的墓穴里，又滚来一块大石头堵住洞口。 47 抹大拉的玛丽亚和约西的母亲玛丽亚都亲眼看到了安葬耶稣的地方。
Footnotes
- 15:39 有些古卷无“喊叫”二字。
Marcu 15
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Isus înaintea lui Pilat
15 Dis-de-dimineaţă, conducătorii preoţilor au ţinut imediat sfat împreună cu bătrânii, cărturarii Legii şi întreg Sinedriul[a]. L-au legat pe Isus, L-au dus şi L-au dat pe mâna lui Pilat[b]. 2 Pilat L-a întrebat:
– Eşti Tu Împăratul iudeilor?
Isus i-a răspuns:
– Este aşa cum spui.
3 Conducătorii preoţilor Îl acuzau de multe lucruri. 4 Pilat L-a întrebat din nou:
– Nu răspunzi nimic? Uite de câte lucruri Te acuză ei!
5 Dar, spre mirarea lui Pilat, Isus n-a mai răspuns nimic.
6 Pilat le elibera la fiecare sărbătoare un prizonier pe care-l cereau ei. 7 Era unul numit Baraba, închis împreună cu răsculaţii care săvârşiseră o crimă în timpul răscoalei. 8 Mulţimea a venit şi a început să-i ceară lui Pilat să facă ceea ce făcea de obicei. 9 Pilat i-a întrebat:
– Vreţi să vi-L eliberez pe Împăratul iudeilor?
10 Căci el înţelesese că din invidie Îl dăduseră conducătorii preoţilor pe mâna lui.
11 Însă conducătorii preoţilor au stârnit mulţimea să ceară să le elibereze mai bine pe Baraba. 12 Pilat i-a întrebat iarăşi:
– Şi atunci ce (doriţi)[c] să fac cu (Cel pe Care-L numiţi)[d] Împăratul iudeilor?
13 Ei au strigat din nou:
– Răstigneşte-L!
14 Pilat i-a întrebat:
– Dar ce rău a făcut?
Însă ei strigau şi mai tare:
– Răstigneşte-L!
15 Şi astfel, Pilat, vrând să facă pe placul mulţimii, le-a eliberat pe Baraba, iar pe Isus, după ce a pus să-L biciuiască,[e] L-a dat să fie răstignit.
Isus, batjocorit de soldaţi
16 Soldaţii L-au dus în curtea palatului, adică în pretoriu[f], şi au chemat toată cohorta[g]. 17 L-au îmbrăcat cu o mantie purpurie, au împletit o coroană de spini şi I-au aşezat-o pe cap. 18 Şi au început să-L salute zicând: „Salutare, Împărate al iudeilor!“[h] 19 Ei Îl loveau peste cap cu o trestie, Îl scuipau şi se puneau în genunchi, închinându-I-se. 20 După ce şi-au bătut joc de El astfel, L-au dezbrăcat de mantia purpurie, L-au îmbrăcat cu hainele Lui şi L-au dus afară să-L răstignească.
Răstignirea
21 Au obligat un trecător, un om care venea de la câmp, şi anume pe Simon din Cirena, tatăl lui Alexandru şi al lui Rufus, să ducă crucea lui Isus. 22 L-au adus la locul numit Golgota, care tradus înseamnă „Locul Craniului“[i]. 23 I-au dat să bea vin amestecat cu smirnă,[j] dar El nu l-a luat.[k] 24 După ce L-au răstignit, şi-au împărţit hainele Lui între ei, trăgând la sorţi pentru ele,[l] ca să ştie cine ce să ia.
25 Era ceasul al treilea[m] când L-au răstignit. 26 Au pus o inscripţie cu următoarea acuzaţie împotriva Lui: „Împăratul iudeilor“. 27 Au răstignit cu El şi doi tâlhari, unul la dreapta şi unul la stânga Lui. 28 (Astfel a fost împlinită Scriptura, care zice: „A fost numărat alături de cei nelegiuiţi.“)[n] 29 Cei ce treceau pe acolo Îl insultau, dădeau din cap şi ziceau: „Ha! Tu, Cel Care dărâmi Templul şi-l reconstruieşti în trei zile, 30 salvează-Te pe Tine Însuţi şi dă-Te jos de pe cruce!“
31 Tot aşa Îl batjocoreau între ei şi conducătorii preoţilor împreună cu cărturarii, zicând: „Pe alţii i-a salvat, dar pe Sine Însuşi nu Se poate salva! 32 «Cristosul»! «Împăratul lui Israel»! Să se coboare acum de pe cruce, ca să vedem şi să credem!“ Cei care erau răstigniţi împreună cu El Îl batjocoreau şi ei.
Moartea lui Isus
33 Când a venit ceasul al şaselea, s-a făcut întuneric peste toată ţara până la ceasul al nouălea.[o] 34 Şi la ceasul al nouălea Isus a strigat cu glas tare: „Eloi, Eloi, lema sabactani?“, care tradus înseamnă „Dumnezeul Meu, Dumnezeul Meu, de ce M-ai părăsit?“[p]
35 Unii din cei ce stăteau acolo L-au auzit şi au zis: „Iată că-l strigă pe Ilie!“
36 Cineva a alergat şi a umplut un burete cu vin acru[q], l-a pus într-o trestie şi I l-a dat să-l bea, zicând: „Lăsaţi să vedem dacă va veni Ilie să-L dea jos!“
37 Isus a scos un strigăt puternic şi Şi-a dat suflarea.
38 Atunci draperia[r] Templului a fost despicată în două, de sus până jos. 39 Când centurionul[s] care se afla în faţa lui Isus a văzut cum[t] Şi-a dat suflarea, a zis: „Într-adevăr, Omul Acesta era Fiul lui[u] Dumnezeu!“
40 Acolo erau şi nişte femei care priveau de departe. Printre ele erau şi Maria Magdalena, Maria – mama lui Iacov cel tânăr şi a lui Iose[v] – şi Salome, 41 care Îl urmaseră pe Isus şi-I slujiseră atunci când se afla în Galileea. Şi mai erau încă multe altele care veniseră cu El la Ierusalim.
Înmormântarea lui Isus
42 Când s-a făcut deja seară, pentru că era Ziua Pregătirii, adică ziua de dinaintea Sabatului, 43 Iosif din Arimateea, un sfetnic distins din Sinedriu[w], care şi el aştepta Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu, a îndrăznit să se ducă la Pilat şi să-i ceară trupul lui Isus. 44 Pilat s-a mirat că murise deja şi l-a chemat pe centurion ca să-l întrebe dacă a murit de mult timp. 45 El s-a lămurit de la centurion de lucrul aceasta şi apoi i-a dăruit lui Iosif trupul lui Isus. 46 Iosif a cumpărat o pânză de in, apoi I-a dat jos trupul, L-a înfăşurat în pânza de in, L-a pus într-un mormânt săpat în stâncă şi a rostogolit o piatră la intrarea mormântului. 47 Maria Magdalena şi Maria, mama lui Iose, au văzut unde fusese pus.
Footnotes
- Marcu 15:1 Vezi nota de la 14:55
- Marcu 15:1 Procurator (guvernator al unei provincii imperiale; o provincie imperială era una considerată nepacificată şi care necesita prezenţa trupelor; procuratorul era numit direct de către împărat; vezi nota de la F.A. 13:7 pentru o distincţie între provinciile romane) al Iudeii (26-36 d.Cr.); peste tot în capitol
- Marcu 15:12 Cele mai importante şi mai timpurii mss nu conţin acest cuvânt
- Marcu 15:12 Unele mss timpurii nu conţin aceste cuvinte
- Marcu 15:15 O pedeapsă cruntă. Romanii foloseau un bici din mai multe fâşii din piele, la capătul cărora se aflau bucăţi de os sau de plumb. În timp ce evreii nu permiteau mai mult de 39 de lovituri, la romani nu exista limită, adesea victimele decedând
- Marcu 15:16 Pretoriul era un cartier general, în cazul de faţă cartierul general al lui Pilat din Ierusalim, probabil palatul construit de Irod cel Mare sau fortăreaţa Antonia
- Marcu 15:16 Diviziune a legiunii romane care, în timpul Imperiului, număra un efectiv de 600 de soldaţi
- Marcu 15:18 Corespondentul lui Ave Cezar, însă rostit în batjocură
- Marcu 15:22 Lat.: Calvariae, de unde avem cuvântul românesc calvar
- Marcu 15:23 Vezi nota de la Mt. 27:34
- Marcu 15:23 Femeile obişnuiau să le dea condamnaţilor la moarte un fel de narcotic care să le uşureze suferinţa, însă, refuzându-l, Isus a dorit să fie pe deplin conştient în faţa morţii; vezi prima notă de la Mt. 27:34
- Marcu 15:24 Vezi Ps. 22:18
- Marcu 15:25 Ora 9:00
- Marcu 15:28 Cele mai importante mss nu conţin acest verset, acesta fiind probabil adăugat mai târziu, pe baza lui Lc. 22:37; este un citat din Is. 53:12
- Marcu 15:33 Între 12:00-15:00
- Marcu 15:34 Vezi Ps. 22:1
- Marcu 15:36 Un vin de calitate inferioară, numit posca, diluat foarte tare cu apă, băutură pe care o consumau de obicei sclavii şi soldaţii
- Marcu 15:38 Gr.: katapetasma, cea care despărţea Locul Sfânt de Locul Preasfânt; pentru semnificaţia acestui eveniment, vezi Evrei 9:1-14; 10:14-22
- Marcu 15:39 Ofiţer roman subaltern, comandant peste aproximativ 100 de oameni; şi în vs. 44-45
- Marcu 15:39 Unele mss adaugă: cum a strigat şi
- Marcu 15:39 Sau: un fiu de, cf. mitologiei greco-romane
- Marcu 15:40 Unele mss conţin Ioset, iar altele Iosif (vezi şi Mt. 27:56); şi în v. 47
- Marcu 15:43 Vezi nota de la 14:55
Mark 15
King James Version
15 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, The King Of The Jews.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark 15
EasyEnglish Bible
Pilate asks Jesus questions
15 Very early the next morning, all the Jewish leaders met together. The leaders of the priests met with the leaders, the teachers of God's Law, and the other important Jews. They decided what they would do. They tied Jesus' hands and feet and they took him to Pilate's house. They put him under Pilate's authority.[a]
2 Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’
3 Then the leaders of the priests told Pilate that Jesus had done many bad things. 4 So Pilate asked him again, ‘What is your answer? You should say something! Listen! They are saying that you have done many bad things.’
5 But Jesus still did not reply to what the men were saying against him. Pilate was very surprised about that.
6 During the Passover festival each year, Pilate let one person go free out of the prison. The people had to ask him for the person that they wanted. 7 A man called Barabbas was in the prison at that time. He and some other men had fought against the Roman rulers. And they had killed someone when they were fighting. 8 The crowd came to Pilate. They asked him to do what he usually did at this time.
9 Pilate asked the people, ‘Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?’ 10 Pilate knew why the leaders of the priests had brought Jesus to him. They were jealous because people liked Jesus so much. 11 But the leaders of the priests talked strongly to the people. They said, ‘Ask Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead of Jesus.’
12 Pilate asked the crowd again, ‘So what should I do to Jesus? He is the man that you call “the king of the Jews”.’
13 The people shouted back to Pilate: ‘Kill him on a cross!’
14 ‘Why should I kill him?’ Pilate asked. ‘What bad things has he done?’
But the people shouted even louder, ‘Kill him on a cross!’
15 Pilate decided to do what the crowd wanted.[b] So he let Barabbas go free. He said to his soldiers, ‘Hit Jesus many times with a whip.[c] Then take him and fix him on a cross to die.’
16 So the soldiers took Jesus to the yard at the ruler's house. They told all the soldiers in their group to come there. 17 Then they put a dark red coat on Jesus. They used some branches with thorns to make a crown for him.[d] They put it on his head.
18 Then the soldiers began to laugh at Jesus. They said, ‘Hello, King of the Jews, you are great!’ 19 They took a stick and they hit him on the head with it many times. They spat on him. Then they went down on their knees in front of him. They told him how great he was. 20 When they had stopped laughing at him, they took the dark red coat off him. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they took him away to the place where they would kill him on a cross.
The soldiers put Jesus on a cross
21 When the soldiers were taking Jesus out to that place, a man called Simon was there. He was coming in from outside the city. He was from the city of Cyrene, and he was the father of Alexander and Rufus. The soldiers told Simon that he must carry Jesus' cross. 22 The soldiers took Jesus to a place that is called Golgotha. (Golgotha means ‘the place of a skull’.)[e]
23 They tried to give Jesus some wine to drink. They had mixed some medicine called myrrh into the wine. But Jesus would not drink it. 24 Then the soldiers fixed Jesus onto the cross. They took his clothes for themselves. They played a game to decide which soldier would receive each of his clothes.
25 It was about nine o'clock in the morning when the soldiers fixed Jesus to the cross. 26 They put a notice there to show the reason why they were killing him. It said, ‘The King of the Jews’. 27 They also put two robbers on crosses near to Jesus. One robber was on Jesus' right side. The other robber was on his left side. 28 [The Bible says that this would happen.[f] It says, ‘People thought of him as someone who did not obey God's Law.’][g]
29 The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him and they said, ‘Oh! You said that you would destroy the temple. And you said that in three days you would build it again. 30 If you can really do that, save yourself. Come down from the cross!’
31 The leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law laughed at him. They said to each other, ‘This man saved other people, did he? But he cannot save his own life! 32 If he is the Messiah, the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross now. Then we would see it and we would believe in him.’ The two men who were on the crosses next to Jesus also insulted him.
Jesus dies
33 At midday, the whole country became dark for three hours. 34 At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jesus shouted loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you left me alone?’
35 Some people who were standing near there heard him. They said to each other, ‘Look! He is shouting to Elijah.’
36 One man ran to get a piece of cloth. He poured cheap wine on it, and he put it on the end of a stick. Then he lifted it up to Jesus so that he could drink the wine from it. The man said, ‘Wait! Now we will see if Elijah comes to take him down from the cross.’
37 Then Jesus shouted loudly, and after that he died.
38 And the curtain inside the temple completely tore into two parts from the top down to the bottom.[h]
39 The captain of the soldiers was standing there in front of Jesus.[i] He saw how Jesus died. ‘It must be true!’ he said. ‘This man really was the Son of God.’
40 Some women were also there. They were watching these events from a long way away. Mary from Magdala was one of the women. Mary the mother of the younger James and Joses was also there. Salome was there too. 41 These women had travelled with Jesus when he was in Galilee and they had helped him. Many other women were also there near the cross. They had come to Jerusalem with Jesus.
Joseph buries Jesus' dead body
42 It was Friday and the Jews were preparing for their day of rest on the Sabbath. 43 That evening, a man called Joseph went to see Pilate. Joseph was from a town called Arimathea. He was a good man and he was one of the group of important Jewish leaders. He was waiting for the time when God would start to rule his people in his kingdom. Joseph bravely asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus to bury it. 44 Pilate was surprised that Jesus had already died. He asked the captain of the soldiers to come to him. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The captain told Pilate that Jesus was already dead. So then Pilate let Joseph go and take Jesus' dead body. 46 Joseph bought a piece of linen cloth. He took Jesus' body down from the cross and he put the cloth around it. Then he put the body in a large hole in a rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in. After this, Joseph rolled a big stone across the front of the hole to shut it.
47 Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.
Footnotes
- 15:1 Pilate ruled Jerusalem on behalf of the Roman government.
- 15:15 Pilate was afraid that the crowd would start to fight. So he did what they had asked him to do. He wanted them to be happy.
- 15:15 People with authority used a whip to punish someone who had done something wrong. It had long narrow pieces of leather. And there were pieces of metal on the ends of them.
- 15:17 A crown is usually a special hat that a king wears. But this crown had sharp bits and it was painful for Jesus to wear it. The dark red coat was also like the coat that a king wore. The soldiers did not believe that Jesus was really a king.
- 15:22 The skull is the bone inside the head. Golgotha was the place where the Roman soldiers killed robbers.
- 15:28 See Isaiah 53:12.
- 15:28 Verse 28 is not in many old copies of Mark's book.
- 15:38 The curtain was in front of the special room inside the temple. God caused it to tear from the top down. The curtain was too thick for a man to tear it.
- 15:39 The captain was an important soldier. He had authority over 100 other soldiers.
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