Mark 15
15
Jesus Before Pilate
Matt. 27:1-2, 11-14; Lk. 23:1-5; Jn. 18:28-38
1 And as soon as it was morning, after holding a consultation, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And in response to him, He said, “You say so.” 3 And the chief priests commenced accusing Him of many things. 4 And Pilate again was questioning Him, saying, “Do you not respond to anything? See how many accusations they are bringing against You!” 5 But Jesus did not respond to anything further, so that Pilate marvelled.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Matt. 27:15-26; Lk. 23:13-25; Jn. 18:39-19:16
6 Now at the feast, he habitually released for them one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the one called Barabbas had been imprisoned with his* fellow insurgents who had committed murder during the uprising. 8 And coming up, the crowd began requesting him to do* just as he had habitually done for them. 9 So Pilate replied to them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he knew that it was because of envy the chief priests* had delivered Him over. 11 But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release Barabbas for them instead. 12 And Pilate, responding again, kept saying to them, “Then what do you want me to do with the One whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And they cried aloud again, “Crucify Him!” 14 And Pilate was saying to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried aloud all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15 So Pilate, wanting to do what was satisfactory to the crowd, released Barabbas for them. And when he had Jesus flogged, he delivered Him to be crucified.
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Matt. 27:27-31; Jn. 19:2-3
16 Now the soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium*) and called together all the cohort. 17 And they put a purple cloak on Him, and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him. 18 And they began to pay homage to Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they kept striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him; and bending their* knees, they performed obeisance to Him. 20 And when they had derided Him,* they took off His purple cloak and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out in order to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
Matt. 27:32-44; Lk. 23:26-43; Jn. 19:17-27
21 And they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was passing by and coming from the country, to carry His cross. 22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha (which is translated, Place of a Skull). 23 And they attempted to offer Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it. 24 And they crucified Him and divided His garments, casting lots for them, to determine* who should take what. 25 Now it was the third hour,* and they crucified Him. 26 And the inscription of the accusation against Him was written, “The King of the Jews.” 27 And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.* 29 And those passing were speaking evil against Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The One who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 save Yourself by descending from the cross! 31 Similarly, the chief priests, along with the scribes, were deriding Him to one another, saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself! 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with Him were defaming Him.
The Death of Jesus
Matt. 27:45-56; Lk. 23:44-49; Jn. 19:28-30
33 Now when the sixth hour* arrived, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.* 34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” )* 35 And some of those standing by, having heard it, were saying, “Behold, He is calling Elijah!” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, placed it on a reed, and offered Him a drink, saying, “Let Him be! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take Him down.” 37 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed His last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was split in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw that He breathed His last in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
40 Now there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome, 41 who had been following Him and ministering to Him* when He was in Galilee, and many other women* who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.
The Burial of Jesus
Matt. 27:57-61; Lk. 23:50-56; Jn. 19:38-42
42 And when evening had already arrived, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the Council, who was also himself waiting for kingdom of God, exercised courage and went to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus. 44 Now Pilate wondered that He was already dead, and calling the centurion to him, he questioned if He had already died. 45 And having learned of it from the centurion, He granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And when he had bought a linen cloth and taken Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, were watching where He was laid.
Notes
4 Or So Pilate questioned Him again
7 Greek the . Here, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, corresponding contextually to the English possessive his
8 The infinitive phrase to do is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
10 Three ancient Greek manuscripts omit the noun phrase the chief priests, and instead read they
16 Or governor’s palace/residence
19 Greek the . Here, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, corresponding contextually to the English possessive their
20 One ancient Greek manuscript omits the clause: they had derided Him
24 The infinitive phrase to determine is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
25 Or nine in the morning
27 Some ancient manuscripts insert at the end of the verse the expression: And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was counted with the transgressors,” thus forming another verse—specifically v. 28 in some English versions. This insertion is meant to achieve some degree of harmonisation between vv. 24-28 and Jn. 19:23-24
33 Or noon
33 Or three in the afternoon. So also v. 34
34 Two ancient Greek manuscripts read My God, why have You forsaken Me?
41 Some ancient manuscripts omit the coordinating independent clause and ministering to Him
41 Greek and many others
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