Mark 15
International Children’s Bible
Pilate Questions Jesus
15 Very early in the morning, the leading priests, the Jewish elders, the teachers of the law, and all the Jewish council decided what to do with Jesus. They tied him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate, the governor.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus answered, “Yes, I am.”
3 The leading priests accused Jesus of many things. 4 So Pilate asked Jesus another question. He said, “You can see that these people are accusing you of many things. Why don’t you answer?”
5 But Jesus still said nothing. Pilate was very surprised at this.
Pilate Tries to Free Jesus
6 Every year at the Passover time the governor would free one person from prison. He would free any person the people wanted him to free. 7 At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison. He was a rebel and had committed murder during a riot. 8 The crowd came to Pilate and asked him to free a prisoner as he always did.
9 Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?” 10 Pilate knew that the leading priests had given Jesus to him because they were jealous of Jesus. 11 And the leading priests had persuaded the people to ask Pilate to free Barabbas, not Jesus.
12 Pilate asked the crowd again, “So what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted, “Kill him on a cross!”
14 Pilate asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?”
But they shouted louder and louder, “Kill him on a cross!”
15 Pilate wanted to please the crowd. So he freed Barabbas for them. And Pilate told the soldiers to beat Jesus with whips. Then he gave Jesus to the soldiers to be killed on a cross.
16 Pilate’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s palace (called the Praetorium). They called all the other soldiers together. 17 They put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they used thorny branches to make a crown. They put it on his head. 18 Then they called out to him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 The soldiers beat Jesus on the head many times with a stick. They also spit on him. Then they made fun of him by bowing on their knees and worshiping him. 20 After they finished making fun of him, the soldiers took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led Jesus out of the palace to be killed on a cross.
Jesus Is Killed on a Cross
21 There was a man from Cyrene coming from the fields to the city. The man was Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus. The soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus. 22 They led Jesus to the place called Golgotha. (Golgotha means the Place of the Skull.) 23 At Golgotha the soldiers tried to give Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed with myrrh. But he refused to drink it. 24 The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. Then they divided his clothes among themselves. They threw lots to decide which clothes each soldier would get.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they nailed Jesus to the cross. 26 There was a sign with the charge against Jesus written on it. The sign read: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 27 They also put two robbers on crosses beside Jesus, one on the right, and the other on the left. 28 [And the Scripture came true that says, “They put him with criminals.”][a] 29 People walked by and insulted Jesus. They shook their heads, saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. 30 So save yourself! Come down from that cross!”
31 The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They made fun of Jesus just as the other people did. They said among themselves, “He saved other people, but he can’t save himself. 32 If he is really the Christ, the king of Israel, then let him come down from the cross now. We will see this, and then we will believe in him.” The robbers who were being killed on the crosses beside Jesus also insulted him.
Jesus Dies
33 At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness lasted for three hours. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani.” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?”
35 Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, “Listen! He is calling Elijah.”
36 One man there ran and got a sponge. He filled the sponge with vinegar and tied it to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it. The man said, “We should wait now and see if Elijah will come to take him down from the cross.”
37 Then Jesus cried in a loud voice and died.
38 When Jesus died, the curtain in the Temple[b] split into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. 39 The army officer that was standing there before the cross saw what happened when Jesus died.[c] The officer said, “This man really was the Son of God!”
40 Some women were standing at a distance from the cross, watching. Some of these women were Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph. (James was her youngest son.) 41 These were the women who followed Jesus in Galilee and cared for him. Many other women were also there who had come with Jesus to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42 This was Preparation Day. (That means the day before the Sabbath day.) It was becoming dark. 43 A man named Joseph from Arimathea was brave enough to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus’ body. Joseph was an important member of the Jewish council. He was one of the people who wanted the kingdom of God to come. 44 Pilate wondered if Jesus was already dead. Pilate called the army officer who guarded Jesus and asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The officer told Pilate that he was dead. So Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. 46 Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in the linen. He put the body in a tomb that was cut in a wall of rock. Then he closed the tomb by rolling a very large stone to cover the entrance. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw the place where Jesus was laid.
Footnotes
- 15:28 And . . . criminals. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text which quotes from Isaiah 53:12.
- 15:38 curtain in the Temple A curtain divided the Most Holy Place from the other part of the Temple. That was the special building in Jerusalem where God commanded the Jews to worship him.
- 15:39 when Jesus died Some Greek copies read “when Jesus cried out and died.”
Mark 15
English Standard Version
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
15 (A)And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests (B)held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And (C)they bound Jesus and (D)led him away and (E)delivered him over to (F)Pilate. 2 (G)And Pilate asked him, (H)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, (I)“You have said so.” 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, (J)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5 But Jesus (K)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
6 (L)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had (M)committed murder (N)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. 9 And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he perceived that (O)it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12 And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with (P)the man you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” 14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? (Q)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having (R)scourged[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
16 (S)And the soldiers led him away inside (T)the palace (that is, (U)the governor's headquarters),[b] and they called together the whole (V)battalion.[c] 17 And they clothed him in (W)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, (X)“Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and (Y)spitting on him and (Z)kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had (AA)mocked him, they stripped him of (AB)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they (AC)led him out to crucify him.
The Crucifixion
21 (AD)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 (AE)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). 23 And they offered him wine mixed with (AF)myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him and (AG)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25 And (AH)it was the third hour[d] when they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, (AI)“The King of the Jews.” 27 And with him they crucified two (AJ)robbers, (AK)one on his right and one on his left.[e] 29 And (AL)those who passed by derided him, (AM)wagging their heads and saying, (AN)“Aha! (AO)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, (AP)“He saved others; (AQ)he cannot save himself. 32 Let (AR)the Christ, (AS)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may (AT)see and believe.” (AU)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
The Death of Jesus
33 And when the sixth hour[f] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.[g] 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus (AV)cried with a loud voice, (AW)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with (AX)sour wine, put it on a reed (AY)and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 And Jesus (AZ)uttered a loud cry and (BA)breathed his last. 38 And (BB)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 (BC)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he[h] breathed his last, he said, (BD)“Truly this man was the Son[i] of God!”
40 There were also (BE)women looking on (BF)from a distance, among whom were (BG)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and (BH)Salome. 41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and (BI)ministered to him, and there were also many other women who (BJ)came up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42 (BK)And when evening had come, since it was (BL)the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, (BM)a respected member of the council, who (BN)was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.[j] And summoning (BO)the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. 45 And when he learned from (BP)the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And Joseph[k] bought (BQ)a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and (BR)laid him in a tomb (BS)that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled (BT)a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 (BU)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
Footnotes
- Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
- Mark 15:16 Greek the praetorium
- Mark 15:16 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
- Mark 15:25 That is, 9 a.m.
- Mark 15:27 Some manuscripts insert verse 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “He was numbered with the transgressors”
- Mark 15:33 That is, noon
- Mark 15:33 That is, 3 p.m.
- Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts insert cried out and
- Mark 15:39 Or a son
- Mark 15:44 Or Pilate wondered whether he had already died
- Mark 15:46 Greek he
Marcos 15
Reina Valera Revisada
Jesucristo ante Pilato
15 Tan pronto como amaneció, prepararon una reunión los principales sacerdotes con los ancianos y escribas y el sanedrín entero; y después de atar a Jesús, se lo llevaron y lo entregaron a Pilato.
2 Y Pilato le interrogó: ¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos? Él le respondió, diciendo: Así es, como tú dices.
3 Y los principales sacerdotes le acusaban de muchas cosas.
4 De nuevo le interrogaba Pilato, diciendo: ¿No respondes nada? Mira de cuántas cosas te están acusando.
5 Pero Jesús ya no contestó nada más, hasta el punto que Pilato estaba asombrado.
6 Cada fiesta les soltaba un preso, el que le pedían.
7 Uno, llamado Barrabás, había sido encarcelado con los sediciosos, los cuales habían cometido un homicidio en la insurrección.
8 Subió la multitud, y comenzó a pedirle lo que solía hacerles.
9 Pilato les contestó, diciendo: ¿Queréis que os suelte al Rey de los judíos?
10 Pues se daba cuenta de que los principales sacerdotes lo habían entregado por envidia.
11 Pero los principales sacerdotes soliviantaron a la multitud para que les soltase en cambio a Barrabás.
12 Pilato, dirigiéndose de nuevo a ellos, les decía: ¿Qué haré, pues, con el que llamáis Rey de los judíos?
13 Ellos volvieron a gritar: ¡Crucifícale!
14 Pero Pilato les decía: Pues ¿qué mal ha hecho? Y ellos gritaban con más fuerza: ¡Crucifícale!
15 Entonces Pilato, resolviendo dar satisfacción a la multitud, les soltó a Barrabás y entregó a Jesús, después de azotarle, para que fuera crucificado.
16 Los soldados se lo llevaron adentro del palacio, es decir, al pretorio; y convocan a la cohorte entera.
17 Le visten de púrpura y, después de trenzar una corona de espinas, se la ciñen.
18 Y comenzaron a saludarle: ¡Salve, Rey de los judíos!
19 Le golpeaban en la cabeza con una caña, le escupían y, doblando las rodillas, se prosternaban ante él.
20 Y después de haberse burlado de él, le quitaron la púrpura y le pusieron sus propios vestidos. Y le conducen fuera para crucificarle.
21 Y obligan a uno que pasaba, un tal Simón de Cirene que venía del campo, el padre de Alejandro y de Rufo, para que le lleve la cruz.
Crucifixión y muerte de Jesucristo
22 Le llevan al lugar llamado Gólgota, que traducido significa: Lugar de la Calavera.
23 Y le daban vino mezclado con mirra, pero él no lo tomó.
24 Le crucifican y se reparten sus vestiduras, echando suertes sobre ellas para ver lo que cada cual habría de llevarse.
25 Era la hora tercera cuando le crucificaron.
26 Y estaba puesta encima la inscripción de la causa de su condena: EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS.
27 Y con él crucifican a dos salteadores; uno a su derecha y otro a su izquierda.
28 [Y se cumplió la Escritura que dice: Y fue contado con los malhechores.][a]
29 Y los que pasaban por allí le injuriaban, meneando la cabeza y diciendo: ¡Ah! Tú que destruyes el templo y lo edificas en tres días,
30 sálvate a ti mismo bajando de la cruz.
31 De la misma manera, los principales sacerdotes, burlándose entre ellos con los escribas, decían: A otros salvó; a sí mismo no puede salvarse.
32 ¡El Cristo, el Rey de Israel! Que baje ahora de la cruz, para que veamos y creamos. También los que habían sido crucificados con él, le insultaban.
33 Llegada la hora sexta, hubo oscuridad sobre toda la tierra hasta la hora novena.
34 Y a la hora novena, gritó Jesús con fuerte voz: Eloí, Eloí, ¿lamá sabactani? Que, traducido, es: ¡Dios mío, Dios mío!, ¿por qué me has desamparado?
35 Y algunos de los que estaban allí decían, al oírlo: Mira, está llamando a Elías.
36 Corrió entonces uno, empapó una esponja en vinagre, la sujetó a una caña y le dio de beber, diciendo: Dejad, veamos si viene Elías a descolgarle.
37 Tras emitir un gran grito, Jesús expiró.
38 Y el velo del templo se rasgó en dos de arriba abajo.
39 Cuando el centurión que estaba allí frente a él, vio que había expirado de esa manera, dijo: Verdaderamente este hombre era Hijo de Dios.
40 Había también unas mujeres observando desde lejos, entre las cuales estaban María la Magdalena, María la madre de Jacobo el Menor y de José, y Salomé,
41 las cuales le seguían y le servían cuando estaba en Galilea, y otras muchas que habían subido con él a Jerusalén.
Jesús es sepultado
42 Y ya al atardecer, como era el día de la Preparación, es decir, la víspera del sábado,
43 vino José de Arimatea, miembro respetable del sanedrín, que también él estaba aguardando el reino de Dios, y, armándose de valor, entró adonde Pilato y le pidió el cuerpo de Jesús.
44 Pilato se extrañó de que ya hubiese muerto y, llamando al centurión, le preguntó si hacía tiempo que había muerto.
45 Y enterado por el centurión, le concedió el cadáver a José.
46 Él compró una pieza nueva de lino, lo descolgó, lo envolvió en el lienzo, lo colocó en un sepulcro que había sido excavado en la roca, e hizo rodar una piedra frente a la entrada del sepulcro.
47 Y María Magdalena, y María la de José, observaban dónde quedaba puesto.
Footnotes
- Marcos 15:28 Los corchetes indican pasajes omitidos por algunos de los principales manuscritos.
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