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
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
Mark 15
New American Standard Bible
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. 2 (C)Pilate questioned Him: “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.” 3 And the chief priests started accusing Him [b]of many things. 4 But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!” 5 But Jesus (D)said nothing further in answer, so Pilate was amazed.
6 (E)Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the one named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. 8 And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9 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
- Mark 15:1 Or Sanhedrin
- Mark 15:3 Or harshly
- Mark 15:13 Or again
- Mark 15:14 Or crime has He committed
- Mark 15:16 Or court
- Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
- Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
- Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
- Mark 15:20 See note v 17
- Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
- Mark 15:24 Lit who would take what
- Mark 15:25 I.e., 9 a.m.
- Mark 15:25 Lit and
- Mark 15:26 Lit had been inscribed
- Mark 15:27 Or robbers
- Mark 15:27 Late mss add the following as v 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was counted with wrongdoers.”
- Mark 15:29 Or blaspheming Him
- Mark 15:31 Or can He not save Himself?
- Mark 15:33 I.e., noon
- Mark 15:33 Lit occurred
- Mark 15:33 I.e., 3 p.m.
- Mark 15:34 I.e., 3 p.m.
- Mark 15:36 Lit Allow that we see; or Hold off, let us see
- Mark 15:37 Lit expired
- Mark 15:39 Or opposite Him
- Mark 15:39 Lit expired
- Mark 15:39 Or a son of God; or a son of a god
- Mark 15:40 Or Jacob
- Mark 15:40 Lit little (either in stature or age)
Markus 15
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Dommen afsiges, og Jesus føres til Pilatus(A)
15 Så snart det blev lyst, afsagde det jødiske råd den officielle dom. Rådet bestod af ypperstepræsterne, de skriftlærde og en række andre ledere. Det blev besluttet, at Jesus skulle bindes og føres til den romerske guvernør, der hed Pilatus.
2 Da de ankom til den romerske garnisons hovedkvarter, spurgte Pilatus: „Er du jødernes konge?”
„Det kan man godt sige,” svarede Jesus.
3 Nu kom ypperstepræsterne frem med deres anklager. 4 Pilatus vendte sig mod Jesus: „Hvorfor siger du ingenting? Du hører jo alt det, de anklager dig for.” 5 Men Jesus svarede stadig ikke et ord, og det undrede Pilatus sig meget over.
Pilatus bliver presset til at lade Jesus korsfæste(B)
6 Der var tradition for, at Pilatus hvert år i anledning af påsken løslod en jødisk fange. Folket måtte selv vælge, hvem det skulle være. 7 På det tidspunkt var der en mand ved navn Barabbas, som sad fængslet sammen med andre oprørere. De havde under opstanden begået mord.
8 Mængden begyndte nu at trænge ind på Pilatus. De ville have en fange frigivet, som de plejede. 9 „Vil I have, at jeg skal frigive jødernes konge?” spurgte Pilatus. 10 Han var nemlig godt klar over, at det var af ren og skær misundelse, at ypperstepræsterne havde slæbt Jesus for retten.
11 Men ypperstepræsterne fik folkemængden overtalt til at bede om at få Barabbas sat fri.
12 „Hvad vil I så have, jeg skal gøre med den mand, som I kalder jødernes konge?” spurgte Pilatus. 13 „Korsfæst ham!” råbte de tilbage.
14 „Hvorfor det?” sagde Pilatus. „Hvad ondt har han gjort?”
Men de råbte blot endnu højere: „Korsfæst ham!”
15 Pilatus besluttede, at det var bedst at bøje sig for mængden, så han løslod Barabbas og gav ordre til, at Jesus skulle piskes og derefter korsfæstes.
De romerske soldater gør nar af jødernes konge(C)
16 Soldaterne førte Jesus ind i kasernen og kaldte hele garnisonen sammen. 17 De klædte ham ud som konge med en purpurrød kappe og en krone flettet af tornede grene på hovedet. 18 Så begyndte de at råbe: „Længe leve jødernes konge!” 19 Derefter slog de ham i hovedet med en kæp, spyttede på ham og kastede sig på knæ foran ham. 20 Da de til sidst blev trætte af at gøre nar af ham, trak de den røde kappe af ham og gav ham hans eget tøj på. Derefter førte de ham af sted for at korsfæste ham.
Jesus bliver korsfæstet og derefter hånet af de jødiske ledere(D)
21 En forbipasserende, Simon fra Kyrene, som var far til Alexander og Rufus, var netop på vej ind i byen. Ham tvang soldaterne til at bære Jesu kors.
22 De førte Jesus ud til det sted, som kaldes Golgata (det betyder „Hovedskalsstedet”). 23 Her ville soldaterne give ham vin med et bedøvelsesmiddel i, men han ville ikke have det. 24 Så naglede de ham til korset, og derefter gav de sig til at rafle om hans tøj.[a]
25 Klokken var omkring ni om formiddagen, da korsfæstelsen fandt sted. 26 På korset over Jesu hoved blev anbragt et skilt, der viste anklagen mod ham. Der stod: „Jødernes konge”.
27 Samme morgen blev også to forbrydere korsfæstet, og deres kors blev rejst på hver sin side af Jesus.[b]
29 Folk, der kom forbi, rystede på hovedet og hånede ham: „Nå, så det var dig, der ville rive templet ned og bygge det op igen inden tre dage! 30 Kom dog ned fra det kors og red dig selv!”
31 Også ypperstepræsterne og de skriftlærde hånede Jesus. „Den er god med ham,” sagde de til hinanden. „Andre har han reddet, men sig selv kan han ikke redde. 32 Og han skulle være ‚Messias, Israels konge’? Lad ham nu stige ned fra korset, så skal vi nok tro på ham!”
Også de to korsfæstede forbrydere hånede ham.
Jesus dør(E)
33 Ved tolvtiden blev der mørkt over hele landet, og mørket varede til klokken tre. 34 Klokken tre råbte Jesus højt: „Eloi, Eloi! Lema sabaktani?” Det betyder: „Min Gud! Min Gud! Hvorfor har du forladt mig?”[c]
35 Soldaterne, som stod vagt, forstod ikke, hvad han sagde, men nogle mente, han kaldte på Elias. 36 En af dem løb hen og hældte billig, sur vin på en svamp. Derefter anbragte han den på en stang og rakte den op til Jesus, for at han kunne drikke. „Lad os vente og se,” sagde han. „Måske kommer Elias og tager ham ned.”
37 Da udstødte Jesus et højt råb og udåndede.
38 I samme øjeblik blev forhænget foran indgangen til det allerhelligste rum i templet flænget i to dele fra øverst til nederst.
39 Da den romerske officer, der stod ved siden af korset, så alt det, der skete i forbindelse med Jesu død, udbrød han: „Den mand var virkelig en gudesøn!”[d]
40 Nogle kvinder stod på afstand og iagttog det hele. Blandt dem var Maria Magdalene, Salome, og den Maria, som var mor til Jakob den Lille og Joses. 41 De havde fulgt Jesus og sørget for mad til ham, da han gik rundt i Galilæa. Desuden var der en del andre kvinder fra Galilæa, som var fulgt med til Jerusalem.
Jesus lægges i graven(F)
42-43 Alt det her skete om fredagen, dagen før sabbatten. Sent om eftermiddagen tog Josef fra Arimatæa mod til sig, opsøgte Pilatus og bad om at få Jesu lig udleveret. Josef var et anset medlem af det jødiske råd og en mand, som ventede, at Guds rige skulle komme. 44 Pilatus undrede sig over, at Jesus allerede skulle være død. Han tilkaldte den officer, som havde haft ansvar for korsfæstelsen, og spurgte ham, om det var rigtigt. 45 Da officeren bekræftede det, fik Josef lov til at få Jesu lig udleveret. 46 Først gik han hen og købte et hvidt lagen, hvorefter han fik taget Jesus ned fra korset og svøbt ind i lagenet. Derpå blev liget lagt i en gravhule, som var hugget ud i en klippe, og der blev rullet en stor sten for indgangen. 47 Maria Magdalene og Maria, Joses’ mor, stod og så, hvor Jesus blev lagt.
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