Jesus before Pilate

15 (A)Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders, scribes, and the entire [a](B)Council immediately held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate. (C)Pilate questioned Him: “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, It is as you say.” And the chief priests started accusing Him [b]of many things. But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!” But Jesus (D)said nothing further in answer, so Pilate was amazed.

(E)Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. And the one named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 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 handed 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 responding again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13 They shouted [c]back, “Crucify Him!” 14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what [d]evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (G)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 (H)Now the soldiers took Him away into (I)the [e]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [f](J)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him in [g]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they repeatedly beat His head with a [h]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the [i]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

21 (K)And they *compelled a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (L)Rufus), to 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 [j]lots for them to decide [k]what each man would take. 25 Now it was the [l](Q)third hour [m]when they crucified Him. 26 The inscription of the charge against Him [n]read, “(R)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

27 And they *crucified two [o]rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.[p] 29 Those passing by were [q]hurling abuse at Him, (S)shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to (T)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” 31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “(U)He saved others; [r]He cannot save Himself! 32 Let this Christ, (V)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” (W)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 (X)When the [s](Y)sixth hour came, darkness [t]fell over the whole land until the [u](Z)ninth hour. 34 At the [v](AA)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, (AB)Eloi, Eloi, lema sabaktanei?” which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35 And when some of the bystanders heard Him, 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, “[w]Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” 37 (AC)But Jesus let out a loud cry, and [x]died. 38 (AD)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 (AE)And when the centurion, who was standing [y]right in front of Him, saw that He [z]died in this way, he said, “Truly this Man was [aa]the Son of God!”

40 (AF)Now there were also some women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of [ab]James (AG)the [ac]Less and Joses, and (AH)Salome. 41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and (AI)serve Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 (AJ)When evening had already come, since it was (AK)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a (AL)prominent member of the Council, who was himself also (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 Now Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. 45 And after learning this from (AO)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 (AP)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:1 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Mark 15:3 Or harshly
  3. Mark 15:13 Or again
  4. Mark 15:14 Or crime has He committed
  5. Mark 15:16 Or court
  6. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  7. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
  8. Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
  9. Mark 15:20 See note v 17
  10. Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
  11. Mark 15:24 Lit who would take what
  12. Mark 15:25 I.e., 9 a.m.
  13. Mark 15:25 Lit and
  14. Mark 15:26 Lit had been inscribed
  15. Mark 15:27 Or robbers
  16. Mark 15:27 Late mss add the following as v 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was counted with wrongdoers.”
  17. Mark 15:29 Or blaspheming Him
  18. Mark 15:31 Or can He not save Himself?
  19. Mark 15:33 I.e., noon
  20. Mark 15:33 Lit occurred
  21. Mark 15:33 I.e., 3 p.m.
  22. Mark 15:34 I.e., 3 p.m.
  23. Mark 15:36 Lit Allow that we see; or Hold off, let us see
  24. Mark 15:37 Lit expired
  25. Mark 15:39 Or opposite Him
  26. Mark 15:39 Lit expired
  27. Mark 15:39 Or a son of God; or a son of a god
  28. Mark 15:40 Or Jacob
  29. Mark 15:40 Lit little (either in stature or age)

耶稣被押交彼拉多(A)

15 一到清晨,祭司长和长老、经学家以及公议会全体一致议决,把耶稣绑起来,押去交给彼拉多。 彼拉多问他:“你是犹太人的王吗?”耶稣回答:“你已经说了(“你已经说了”或译:“这是你说的”)。” 祭司长控告了他许多事。 彼拉多又问他:“你看,他们控告你这么多的事!你甚么都不回答吗?” 耶稣还是一言不答,使彼拉多非常惊奇。

彼拉多判耶稣钉十字架(27:15~26;(B)

每逢这节期,彼拉多按着众人所要求的,照例给他们释放一个囚犯。 有一个人名叫巴拉巴,和作乱的人囚禁在一起,他们作乱的时候,曾杀过人。 群众上去,要求彼拉多援例给他们办理。 彼拉多回答他们:“你们要我给你们释放这个犹太人的王吗?” 10 他知道祭司长是因为嫉妒才把耶稣交了来。 11 祭司长却煽动群众,宁可要总督释放巴拉巴给他们。 12 彼拉多又对他们说:“那么,你们称为犹太人的王的,你们要我怎样处置他呢?” 13 他们就喊着说:“把他钉十字架!” 14 彼拉多说:“他作了甚么恶事呢?”众人却更加大声喊叫:“把他钉十字架!” 15 彼拉多有意讨好群众,就释放了巴拉巴给他们,把耶稣鞭打了,交给他们钉十字架。

士兵戏弄耶稣(C)

16 士兵把耶稣带进总督府的院子里,召集了全队士兵。 17 他们给他披上紫色的外袍,又用荆棘编成冠冕给他戴上; 18 就向他祝贺说:“犹太人的王万岁!” 19 又用一根芦苇打他的头,向他吐唾沫,并且跪下来拜他。 20 他们戏弄完了,就把他的紫色的外袍脱下,给他穿回自己的衣服,带他出去,要钉十字架。

耶稣被钉十字架(D)

21 有一个古利奈人西门,就是亚历山大和鲁孚的父亲,从乡下来到,经过那里,士兵就强迫他背着耶稣的十字架。 22 他们把耶稣带到各各他地方(这地名译出来就是“髑髅地”), 23 拿没药调和的酒给他,他却不接受。 24 他们就把他钉了十字架;又抽签分他的衣服,看谁得着甚么。 25 他们钉他十字架的时候,是在上午九点钟。 26 耶稣的罪状牌上写着“犹太人的王”。 27 他们又把两个强盗和他一同钉十字架,一个在右,一个在左。(有些抄本有第28节:“这就应验了经上所说的:‘他和不法者同列。’”) 29 过路的人讥笑他,摇着头说:“哼,你这个要拆毁圣所,三日之内又把它建造起来的, 30 从十字架上把自己救下来吧!” 31 祭司长和经学家也同样讥笑他,彼此说:“他救了别人,却不能救自己; 32 以色列的王基督啊,现在可以从十字架上下来,让我们看见就信吧。”那和他同钉十字架的人也侮辱他。

耶稣死时的情形(E)

33 从正午到下午三点钟,遍地都黑暗了。 34 下午三点的时候,耶稣大声呼号:“以罗伊,以罗伊,拉马撒巴各大尼?”这句话译出来就是:“我的 神,我的 神,你为甚么离弃我?” 35 有些站在旁边的人听见了就说:“看,他呼叫以利亚呢。” 36 有一个人跑去拿海绵浸满了酸酒,绑在芦苇上,递给他喝,说:“等一等,我们看看以利亚来不来救他。” 37 耶稣大叫一声,气就断了。 38 圣所里的幔子,从上到下裂成两半。 39 站在他对面的百夫长,看见他这样断气,就说:“这人真是 神的儿子!” 40 也有些妇女远远地观看,她们之中有抹大拉的马利亚,小雅各和约西的母亲马利亚,以及撒罗米。 41 这些妇女,当耶稣在加利利的时候,就一直跟随他、服事他。此外,还有许多和他一同上耶路撒冷的妇女。

耶稣葬在坟墓里(F)

42 到了晚上,因为是预备日,就是安息日的前一日, 43 一个一向等候 神国度的尊贵的议员,亚利马太的约瑟来了,就放胆地进去见彼拉多,求领耶稣的身体。 44 彼拉多惊讶耶稣已经死了,就叫百夫长前来,问他耶稣是不是死了很久。 45 他从百夫长知道了实情以后,就把尸体给了约瑟。 46 约瑟买了细麻布,把耶稣取下,用细麻布裹好,安放在一个从盘石凿出来的坟墓里,又辊过一块石头来挡住墓门。 47 抹大拉的马利亚和约西的母亲马利亚都看见安放他的地方。