Mark 15
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Pilate Puts Jesus on Trial
1Very early in the morning, the chief priests agreed on a verdict with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin. They tied Jesus up, took him away, and turned him over to Pilate.
2“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3The chief priests brought many charges against him. 4So Pilate questioned him again. “Aren’t you going to answer?” he asked. “Look at how many things they’re accusing you of!”
5But Jesus still didn’t reply, and Pilate was amazed.
6It was his usual practice to let one prisoner go free at the Passover Feast. The people could choose the one they wanted. 7A man named Barabbas was in prison with some others who had committed murder in a rebellion against Rome. 8The crowd came up and asked Pilate to release a prisoner for them as usual.
9“Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?” asked Pilate. 10He knew that the chief priests had brought Jesus to him for trial because they were jealous of him. 11But the chief priests riled up the crowd and got them to ask Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead.
12“Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13“Crucify him!” they shouted.
14“Why? What has he done wrong?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted even more loudly, “Crucify him!”
15Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he let Barabbas go free. But he ordered Jesus to be whipped, and then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace, which was called the Praetorium. There they called together the whole company of soldiers. 17They put a purple robe on Jesus, twisted thorns together to make a crown, and forced it onto his head. 18They pretended to greet him the way they would Caesar: “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19But then they repeatedly beat him on the head with a stick and spit on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honor him. 20After they had made fun of him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to nail him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
21A man from Cyrene named Simon (he’s the father of Alexander and Rufus) was coming in from the country. When he went past the soldiers who were leading Jesus away, they stopped him and forced him to carry the cross. 22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull. 23They offered him wine mixed with spices, but he wouldn’t drink it. 24Then they nailed him to the cross. They divided up his clothes, casting lots to see what each of them would get.
25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26They put up a written notice of the charge against him. It read,
the king of the jews.
27-28Two men who had rebelled against Rome were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left. 29Those who passed by shouted insults at Jesus. They shook their heads and said, “So, you’re going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? 30Then come down from the cross! Save yourself!” 31The chief priests and teachers of the law made fun of him in the same way. They said to each other, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself! 32Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down from the cross now! If we see that, then we’ll believe.” Those who were being crucified with Jesus also insulted him.
Jesus Dies
33At noon, darkness covered the whole land. It lasted for three hours. 34At three o’clock in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (That means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”)
35Some of the people who were standing nearby heard Jesus cry out, and they said, “Listen! He’s calling for Elijah.”
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He lifted it up on a long stick and offered it to Jesus to drink. Then he said, “Now let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37With a loud cry, Jesus took his last breath.
38The curtain in front of the Most Holy Place in the temple was torn in half from top to bottom. 39When the Roman commander who was standing there in front of Jesus saw how he died, he exclaimed, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
40Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and Joseph, and Salome. 41These women had traveled with Jesus in Galilee and taken care of his needs. Other women had also come up with him to Jerusalem, and many of them were there too.
Jesus Is Buried
42It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). As evening approached, 43a man named Joseph from the town of Arimathea, who was a leading member of the Jewish Council and who was looking forward to the kingdom of God, went bravely to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. He called for the Roman commander and asked if Jesus had already died. 45When the commander said that this was true, Pilate gave the body to Joseph. 46Then Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, and put it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was placed.
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Mt 27.1-2; Lk 23.1; Jn 18.28. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. 2#Mt 27.11-26; Lk 23.2-3,18-25; Jn 18.29—19.16. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” 3And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate wondered.
6Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. 9And he answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. 11#Acts 3.14. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” 14And Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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Mt 27.27-31; Lk 23.11; Jn 19.2-3. And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the praetorium); and they called together the whole battalion. 17And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him. 18And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and they knelt down in homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.
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Mt 27.32; Lk 23.26; Rom 16.13. And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22#Mt 27.33-44; Lk 23.33-39; Jn 19.17-24. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24#Ps 22.18. And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25And it was the third hour, when they crucified him. 26And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. 28#15.28 Other ancient authorities insert verse 28, And the scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was reckoned with the transgressors” 29#Mk 13.2; 14.58; Jn 2.19. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31#Ps 22.7-8. So also the chief priests mocked him to one another with the scribes, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
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Mt 27.45-56; Lk 23.44-49; Jn 19.28-30. And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land#15.33 Or earth until the ninth hour. 34#Ps 22.1. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Elo-i, Elo-i, lama sabach-thani?” which means, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” 35And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36#Ps 69.21. And one ran and, filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last. 38#Heb 10.19-20. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39#Mk 1.11; 9.7. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus#15.39 Other ancient authorities insert cried out and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son#15.39 Or a son of God!”
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Jn 19.25. There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome, 41#Lk 8.1-3. who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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Mt 27.57-61; Lk 23.50-56; Jn 19.38-42; Acts 13.29. #Deut 21.22-23. And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.#15.44 Other ancient authorities read whether he had been some time dead 45And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
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