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Mark 15
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Jesus Before Pilate

15 (A)And early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole (B)Sanhedrin, immediately held council; and binding Jesus, led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. 2 (C)And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and *said, “You yourself say it.” 3 And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. 4 Then Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, “You answer nothing? See how many accusations they bring against You!” 5 But Jesus (D)made no further answer; so Pilate marveled.

6 (E)Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9 And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him over because of envy. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd (F)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12 And answering again, Pilate was saying to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And they shouted again, “Crucify Him!” 14 But Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He do?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15 And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (G)scourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 (H)So the soldiers took Him away into (I)the [a]palace (that is, the [b]Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [c](J)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they *put it on Him; 18 and they began to greet Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they kept beating His head with a [d]reed, and spitting on Him; and kneeling, they were bowing down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

21 (K)And they *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the countryside, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (L)Rufus), to [e]carry His cross.

The Crucifixion

22 (M)Then they *brought Him to the place (N)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 And they tried to give Him (O)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. 24 And they *crucified Him, and *(P)divided up His garments among themselves, casting [f]lots for them to decide who should take what. 25 Now it was the [g](Q)third hour, and they crucified Him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against Him [h]read, “(R)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

27 And they *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. 28 [i][And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”] 29 And those passing by were blaspheming Him, (S)shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to (T)destroy the [j]sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” 31 In the same way, mocking Him to one another, the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were saying, “(U)He saved others; [k]He cannot save Himself. 32 Let this [l]Christ, (V)the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” (W)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 (X)And when the [m](Y)sixth hour came, darkness [n]fell over the whole land until the [o](Z)ninth hour. 34 And at the (AA)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “(AB)Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35 And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Look, He is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “[p]Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.” 37 (AC)And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, breathed His last. 38 (AD)And the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 (AE)And when the centurion, who was standing [q]right in front of Him, saw [r]the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

40 (AF)And there were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James (AG)the [s]Less and Joses, and (AH)Salome, 41 who, when He was in Galilee, were following Him and [t](AI)serving Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 (AJ)And when evening had already come, because it was [u](AK)Preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a (AL)prominent [v]Council member, who himself was (AM)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he (AN)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate wondered if He had died by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He already died. 45 And ascertaining this from (AO)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 And when Joseph had bought a linen cloth and took Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 (AP)And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He had been laid.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:16 Or court
  2. Mark 15:16 Governor’s official residence
  3. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied); or battalion
  4. Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
  5. Mark 15:21 Or bear, cf. Matt 27:32
  6. Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
  7. Mark 15:25 9 a.m.
  8. Mark 15:26 Lit had been inscribed
  9. Mark 15:28 Early mss omit this v
  10. Mark 15:29 The inner part of the temple
  11. Mark 15:31 Or can He not save Himself?
  12. Mark 15:32 Messiah
  13. Mark 15:33 Noon
  14. Mark 15:33 Or occurred
  15. Mark 15:33 3 p.m.
  16. Mark 15:36 Or Hold off, let us see; lit Permit that we see
  17. Mark 15:39 Or opposite Him
  18. Mark 15:39 Lit that He thus
  19. Mark 15:40 Lit little (either in stature or age)
  20. Mark 15:41 Or waiting on
  21. Mark 15:42 Preparation for the Sabbath
  22. Mark 15:43 The Sanhedrin
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Mark 15
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Jesus Taken to Pilate

15 And as soon as morning came, after[a] formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him[b] away, and handed him[c] over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and[d] said, “You say so.” 3 And the chief priests began to accuse[e] him of many things. 4 So Pilate asked him again, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many charges[f] they are bringing against you!” 5 But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

Pilate Releases Barabbas

6 Now at each feast he customarily released[g] for them one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the one named Barabbas[h] was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the rebellion. 8 And the crowd came up and[i] began to ask him to do as he customarily did[j] for them. 9 So Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?” 10 (For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.) 11 But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas[k] instead. 12 So Pilate answered and said to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one whom you call the king of the Jews?” 13 And they shouted again, “Crucify him!” 14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”

15 So Pilate, because he[l] wanted to satisfy[m] the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And after[n] he had Jesus flogged, he handed him[o] over so that he could be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort. 17 And they put a purple cloak on him, and after[p] weaving a crown of thorns they placed it[q] on him. 18 And they began to greet him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19 And they repeatedly struck[r] him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and they knelt down[s] and[t] did obeisance to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes[u] on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.

Jesus Is Crucified

21 And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross. 22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”). 23 And they attempted to give[v] him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves[w] by[x] casting lots for them to see who should take what. 25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.” 27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.[y] 29 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it[z] in three days, 30 save yourself by[aa] coming down from the cross!” 31 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him[ab] to one another, saying, “He saved others; he is not able to save himself! 32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

33 And when[ac] the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, my God, why[ad] have you forsaken me?”)[ae] 35 And some of the bystanders, when they[af] heard it,[ag] said, “Behold, he is summoning Elijah!” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it[ah] on a reed, and[ai] gave it[aj] to him to drink, saying, “Leave him[ak] alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.” 37 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and[al] expired. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when[am] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” 40 And there were also women observing from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger[an] and Joses,[ao] and Salome, 41 who used to follow[ap] him and serve him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 And when it[aq] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to[ar] the kingdom of God, came acting courageously and[as] went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, asked him whether he had died already. 45 And when he[at] learned of it[au] from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And after[av] purchasing a linen cloth and[aw] taking him down, he wrapped him[ax] in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb. 47 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was placed.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:1 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“formulating”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 15:1 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Mark 15:1 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Mark 15:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Mark 15:3 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to accuse”)
  6. Mark 15:4 The word “charges” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  7. Mark 15:6 The imperfect tense has been translated as customary here (“customarily released”)
  8. Mark 15:7 “Barabbas” means “son of the father” in Aramaic
  9. Mark 15:8 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  10. Mark 15:8 The imperfect tense has been translated as customary here (“customarily did”)
  11. Mark 15:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  12. Mark 15:15 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
  13. Mark 15:15 Literally “to make sufficient”
  14. Mark 15:15 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“flogged”) which is understood as temporal
  15. Mark 15:15 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  16. Mark 15:17 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“weaving”) which is understood as temporal
  17. Mark 15:17 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  18. Mark 15:19 The imperfect tense has been translated as iterative here (“repeatedly struck”)
  19. Mark 15:19 Literally “bending the knees”
  20. Mark 15:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“knelt down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  21. Mark 15:20 Some manuscripts have “his clothes” in place of “his own clothes”
  22. Mark 15:23 Here the imperfect tense is translated as a conative imperfect (“attempted to give”)
  23. Mark 15:24 Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
  24. Mark 15:24 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means
  25. Mark 15:27 Most later Greek manuscripts add v. 28 (a quotation from Isa 53:12) after v. 27, “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘And he was counted with the lawless ones’”
  26. Mark 15:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  27. Mark 15:30 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“coming down”) which is understood as means
  28. Mark 15:31 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  29. Mark 15:33 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  30. Mark 15:34 Literally “for what reason”
  31. Mark 15:34 A quotation from Ps 22:1
  32. Mark 15:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  33. Mark 15:35 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  34. Mark 15:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  35. Mark 15:36 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“ran” and “filled”) have been translated as finite verbs
  36. Mark 15:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  37. Mark 15:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  38. Mark 15:37 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“uttered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  39. Mark 15:39 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  40. Mark 15:40 Or perhaps “the short,” referring to stature
  41. Mark 15:40 This name appears in Matt 27:56 as “Joseph”
  42. Mark 15:41 The imperfect tense has been translated as customary here (“used to follow”)
  43. Mark 15:42 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  44. Mark 15:43 Or “waiting for”
  45. Mark 15:43 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  46. Mark 15:45 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“learned of”) which is understood as temporal
  47. Mark 15:45 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  48. Mark 15:46 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“purchasing”) which is understood as temporal
  49. Mark 15:46 Here “and” is supplied because the participle (“taking...down”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
  50. Mark 15:46 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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