Mark 15

1 And early in the morning, having formed a counsel, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, having bound Jesus, led [Him] away and delivered [Him] to Pilate.

2 And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And answering, He says to him, “You say.”

3 And the chief priests were accusing Him harshly.

4 And Pilate began to question Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many things they are accusing You of!”

5 But Jesus answered no more, so as to amaze Pilate.

6 Now at the feast he would release to them one prisoner whom they requested.

7 And the one called Barabbas was there, having been bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the crowd, having gone up, began to request [that which] he usually did for them.

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you⁺ desire [that] I should release to you⁺ the King of the Jews?”

10 For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy.

11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might release to them Barabbas instead.

12 And Pilate, answering, was saying to them again, “Then what do you⁺ desire [that] I should do with the One whom you⁺ call the King of the Jews?”

13 And they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

14 And Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He commit?” But they shouted much more, “Crucify Him!”

15 And Pilate, desiring to do that which [was] satisfactory to the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And having flogged [Him], he delivered up Jesus so that He might be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they call together the whole cohort.

17 And they put on Him purple, and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed [it] on Him.

18 And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19 And they kept striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him. And bending the knees, they were kneeling down to Him.

20 And when they had mocked Him, they took off of Him the purple and put on Him His own garments. And they are leading Him out so that they might crucify Him.

21 And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, coming from the country, that he might carry His cross.

22 And they bring Him to a place, Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

23 And they were offering Him wine having been mixed with gall, but He did not take [it].

24 And they crucify Him. And they divide His garments, casting a lot for them, who should take what.

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

26 And there was the inscription of the accusation against Him, having been written: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 And with Him they crucify two robbers, one at [His] right hand and one at His left.

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29 And those passing by were railing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The One demolishing the temple and building [it] in three days,

30 save Yourself, having come down from the cross!”

31 Likewise also the chief priests, with the scribes, mocking among one another, were saying, “He saved others; Himself He is not able to save!

32 The Christ, the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, that we might see and believe!” And those being crucified with Him were upbraiding Him.

33 And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”

35 And some of those standing by, having heard, were saying, “Behold, He calls Elijah.”

36 And one, having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put [it] on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, “Let [Him] be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

37 But Jesus, having uttered a great cry, breathed His last.

38 And the veil of the temple was torn into two from top to bottom.

39 And the centurion standing opposite of Him, having seen that in this way He breathed His last, said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40 And there were also women looking on from afar off, among whom also [were] Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

41 who had been following Him and had been ministering to Him when He was in Galilee, and many others, those having come up with Him to Jerusalem.

42 And evening already having come, since it was the Preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43 having come, Joseph from Arimathea, a prominent Council member who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, having boldness, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 And Pilate wondered if already He was dead. And having summoned the centurion, he inquired of him whether He was dead already.

45 And having known from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46 And having bought a linen cloth, having taken Him down, he wrapped [Him] in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb that was cut out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.

47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses were watching where He was laid.