Mark, 15

1. First thing in the morning, the chief priests, together with the elders and scribes and the rest of the Sanhedrin, had their plan ready. They had Jesus bound and took him away and handed him over to Pilate.

1. And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.

2. Pilate put to him this question, 'Are you the king of the Jews?' He replied, 'It is you who say it.'

2. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest [it].

3. And the chief priests brought many accusations against him.

3. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

4. Pilate questioned him again, 'Have you no reply at all? See how many accusations they are bringing against you!'

4. And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

5. But, to Pilate's surprise, Jesus made no further reply.

5. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

6. At festival time Pilate used to release a prisoner for them, any one they asked for.

6. Now at [that] feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

7. Now a man called Barabbas was then in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the uprising.

7. And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8. When the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate the customary favour,

8. And the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done unto them.

9. Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?'

9. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

10. For he realised it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

10. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

11. The chief priests, however, had incited the crowd to demand that he should release Barabbas for them instead.

11. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

12. Then Pilate spoke again, 'But in that case, what am I to do with the man you call king of the Jews?'

12. And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?

13. They shouted back, 'Crucify him!'

13. And they cried out again, Crucify him.

14. Pilate asked them, 'What harm has he done?' But they shouted all the louder, 'Crucify him!'

14. Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

15. So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, released Barabbas for them and, after having Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified.

15. And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.

16. The soldiers led him away to the inner part of the palace, that is, the Praetorium, and called the whole cohort together.

16. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

17. They dressed him up in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown and put it on him.

17. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],

18. And they began saluting him, 'Hail, king of the Jews!'

18. And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

19. They struck his head with a reed and spat on him; and they went down on their knees to do him homage.

19. And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.

20. And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the purple and dressed him in his own clothes. They led him out to crucify him.

20. And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

21. They enlisted a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross.

21. And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

22. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull.

22. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

23. They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it.

23. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received [it] not.

24. Then they crucified him, and shared out his clothing, casting lots to decide what each should get.

24. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

25. It was the third hour when they crucified him.

25. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

26. The inscription giving the charge against him read, 'The King of the Jews'.

26. And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27. And they crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and one on his left.

27. And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

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28. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

29. The passers-by jeered at him; they shook their heads and said, 'Aha! So you would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days!

29. And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days,

30. Then save yourself; come down from the cross!'

30. Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

31. The chief priests and the scribes mocked him among themselves in the same way with the words, 'He saved others, he cannot save himself.

31. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

32. Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, for us to see it and believe.' Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.

32. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

33. When the sixth hour came there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

33. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'

34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

35. When some of those who stood by heard this, they said, 'Listen, he is calling on Elijah.'

35. And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

36. Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink saying, 'Wait! And see if Elijah will come to take him down.'

36. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

37. But Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

37. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

38. And the veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.

38. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

39. The centurion, who was standing in front of him, had seen how he had died, and he said, 'In truth this man was Son of God.'

39. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

40. There were some women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary who was the mother of James the younger and Joset, and Salome.

40. There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

41. These used to follow him and look after him when he was in Galilee. And many other women were there who had come up to Jerusalem with him.

41. (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

42. It was now evening, and since it was Preparation Day -- that is, the day before the Sabbath-

42. And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

43. there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent member of the Council, who himself lived in the hope of seeing the kingdom of God, and he boldly went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

43. Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

44. Pilate, astonished that he should have died so soon, summoned the centurion and enquired if he had been dead for some time.

44. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling [unto him] the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

45. Having been assured of this by the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph

45. And when he knew [it] of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

46. who bought a shroud, took Jesus down from the cross, wrapped him in the shroud and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

46. And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

47. Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joset took note of where he was laid.

47. And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.