Marcos 15
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Jesús ante Pilato
15 Muy temprano en la mañana, se reunieron los jefes de los sacerdotes, los ancianos, los maestros de la ley y el pleno del Consejo Supremo y tomaron una decisión. Ataron a Jesús, se lo llevaron y lo entregaron a Pilato.
2 Pilato le preguntó:
―¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos?
Él respondió:
―Tú mismo lo dices.
3 Los jefes de los sacerdotes lo acusaban de muchas cosas.
4 Pilato le preguntó otra vez:
―¿No me vas a contestar? Mira todas las cosas de las que te acusan.
5 Pero ni aun así Jesús respondió, de modo que Pilato se quedó asombrado.
6 Pilato tenía la costumbre de soltar a un preso durante la fiesta, el que la gente pidiera. 7 Un hombre llamado Barrabás estaba preso junto con otros rebeldes por haber cometido un asesinato en una revuelta. 8 La gente llegó y le pidió a Pilato que le concediera lo que acostumbraba.
9 Pilato respondió:
―¿Quieren que deje libre al rey de los judíos? 10 Les hizo esa pregunta porque se daba cuenta de que los jefes de los sacerdotes habían entregado a Jesús por envidia.
11 Pero estos incitaron a la gente para que Pilato dejara libre a Barrabás.
12 Pilato volvió a preguntar:
―¿Y qué voy a hacer con el que ustedes llaman el rey de los judíos?
13 Ellos gritaron:
―¡Crucifícalo!
14 Él les decía:
―¿Por qué? ¿Qué mal ha hecho?
Pero ellos gritaron todavía más fuerte:
―¡Crucifícalo!
15 Como Pilato quería tener contenta a la gente, dejó en libertad a Barrabás; después mandó que azotaran a Jesús y lo entregó para que lo crucificaran.
Los soldados se burlan de Jesús
16 Los soldados llevaron a Jesús al interior del palacio, al lugar llamado pretorio, y reunieron a toda la tropa. 17 Le pusieron un manto de color púrpura; también trenzaron una corona de espinas y se la pusieron.
18 Y le gritaban:
―¡Viva el rey de los judíos!
19 Lo golpeaban en la cabeza con una caña y lo escupían, y doblando la rodilla, le hacían reverencias. 20 Después de haberse burlado de él, le quitaron el manto y le pusieron su propia ropa. Por último, lo sacaron para crucificarlo.
La crucifixión
21 A un hombre de Cirene, que pasaba por allí al regresar del campo, lo obligaron a llevar la cruz. El hombre se llamaba Simón, y era padre de Alejandro y de Rufo.
22 Llevaron, pues, a Jesús a un lugar llamado Gólgota (que significa: Lugar de la Calavera). 23 Le ofrecieron vino mezclado con mirra, pero no lo tomó. 24 Entonces lo crucificaron. Repartieron la ropa de Jesús, y lo hicieron echando suertes para ver con qué se quedaba cada uno. 25 Eran las nueve de la mañana cuando lo crucificaron.
26 Un letrero tenía escrita la causa de su condena: «el rey de los judíos».
27 Con él crucificaron a dos bandidos, uno a su derecha y otro a su izquierda. 28 Con esto se cumplieron las Escrituras que dicen: «Contado fue entre malvados».
29 Los que pasaban por allí meneaban la cabeza y lo insultaban diciendo:
―¡Eh! Tú, que destruyes el templo y en tres días lo reconstruyes, 30 ¡baja de la cruz y sálvate a ti mismo! 31 También los jefes de los sacerdotes y los maestros de la ley se burlaban de él con estas palabras:
―Salvó a otros, pero no puede salvarse a sí mismo. 32 Que baje ahora de la cruz ese Cristo, rey de Israel, para que veamos y creamos.
Los que estaban crucificados con él, también lo insultaban.
Muerte de Jesús
33 Al llegar el mediodía toda la tierra quedó en oscuridad, hasta la media tarde.
34 A esta hora Jesús gritó con fuerza:
—Eloi, Eloi, ¿lama sabactani?[a] (que significa: Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?)
35 Cuando algunos de los que estaban allí lo oyeron, dijeron:
―Escuchen, está llamando al profeta Elías.
36 Entonces un hombre corrió, empapó una esponja en vinagre, la puso en el extremo de una caña y se la ofreció a Jesús para que bebiera. Y dijo:
―Déjenlo, vamos a ver si Elías viene a bajarlo.
37 Entonces Jesús, dando un fuerte grito, murió.
38 El velo del templo se rasgó en dos, de arriba abajo. 39 El centurión que estaba frente a Jesús, al oír el grito y ver que estaba muerto, dijo: —¡Verdaderamente este hombre era el Hijo de Dios!
40 Había también algunas mujeres mirando desde lejos. Entre ellas estaban María Magdalena, María la madre de Jacobo el menor y de José, y Salomé. 41 Estas mujeres habían seguido a Jesús y lo habían atendido cuando estaba en Galilea. Además, había allí muchas otras que habían subido con él a Jerusalén.
Sepultura de Jesús
42 Como era el día de preparación, es decir, la víspera del sábado, ya al atardecer, 43 José de Arimatea, miembro distinguido del Consejo Superior de los judíos, y quien también esperaba el reino de Dios, se llenó de valor y se presentó ante Pilato para pedirle el cuerpo de Jesús.
44 Pilato se sorprendió de que Jesús ya estuviera muerto. Llamó al centurión y le preguntó si hacía mucho que había fallecido. 45 Cuando el centurión le informó, entonces Pilato entregó el cuerpo a José.
46 José compró una sábana, bajó el cuerpo y lo envolvió en ella. Después lo puso en un sepulcro cavado en la roca. Luego hizo rodar una piedra a la entrada del sepulcro.
47 María Magdalena y María la madre de José vieron dónde pusieron el cuerpo de Jesús.
Footnotes
- 15.34 Hablaba en arameo. Muchos de los observadores, que hablaban griego y latín, no entendieron las dos primeras palabras y pensaron que llamaba al profeta Elías.
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.
Mark 15
New International Version
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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