Mark 15:27-47

New American Standard Bible

²⁷ And they *crucified two ^[a]rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.^{[b] 29} Those passing by were ^[c]hurling abuse at Him, ^(A)shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to ^(B)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, “^(C)He saved others; ^[d]He cannot save Himself! ³² Let this Christ, ^(D)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” ^(E)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

^33 (F)When the ^[e](G)sixth hour came, darkness ^[f]fell over the whole land until the ^[g](H)ninth hour. ³⁴ At the ^[h](I)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “^(J)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, “^[i]Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” ^37 (K)But Jesus let out a loud cry, and ^[j]died. ^38 (L)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ^39 (M)And when the centurion, who was standing ^[k]right in front of Him, saw that He ^[l]died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was ^[m]the Son of God!”

^40 (N)Now there were also some women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of ^[n]James ^(O)the ^[o]Less and Joses, and ^(P)Salome. ⁴¹ When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and ^(Q)serve Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (R)When evening had already come, since it was ^(S)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea came, a ^(T)prominent member of the Council, who was himself also ^(U)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he ^(V)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 ^(W)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 (X)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.