Mark 15
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1Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.1As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."2Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so."
3Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.3The high priests kept accusing him of many things.
4So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"4So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"
5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed. 5But since Jesus no longer answered, Pilate was astonished.
6During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.6At every festival, Pilate would release any one prisoner whom the people requested.
7A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.7Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.
8Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.8So the crowd came and began to request that Pilate do for them what he always did.
9So Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?"9Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?"
10(For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)10because he knew that the high priests had handed him over due to jealousy.
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.11But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.
12So Pilate spoke to them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?"12So Pilate asked them again, "Then what should I do with the man you call 'the King of the Jews'?"
13They shouted back, "Crucify him!"13"Crucify him!" they shouted back.
14Pilate asked them, "Why? What has he done wrong?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!"14"Why?" Pilate asked them. "What has he done wrong?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"
15Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified. 15So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.
16So the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.16The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) and called out the whole guard.
17They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.17They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head.
18They began to salute him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"18They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"
19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.19They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him.
20When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. 20When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.
21The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).21They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.
22They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, "Place of the Skull").22They took Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place.
23They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.23They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn't accept it.
24Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.24Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.
25It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."26The written notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."
27And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.27They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
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29Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,29Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—
30save yourself and come down from the cross!"30save yourself and come down from the cross!"
31In the same way even the chief priests--together with the experts in the law--were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!31In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!
32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. 32Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.
33Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.33At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34Around three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"34At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")
35When some of the bystanders heard it they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"35When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!"
36Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down!"36So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!"
37But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
38And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.38The curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
39Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"39When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"
40There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.40Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.
41When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too. 41They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.
42Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),42It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening,
43Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.43Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.44Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus had already died, so he summoned the centurion to ask him if he was in fact dead.
45When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.45When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he let Joseph have the corpse.
46After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.46Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, laid it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed. 47Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where the body had been laid.
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