Mark 15

1And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate.

1And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

2And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.

2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

3And the chief priests accused him in many things.

3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

4And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold in how many things they accuse thee.

4And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

5But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered.

5But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

6Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.

6Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

7And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.

7And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

8And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them.

8And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

9And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews?

9And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.

10For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.

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

11But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

12And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?

12And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

13But they again cried out: Crucify him.

13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

14And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.

14And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

15And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

15And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

16And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace: and they called together the whole band.

16And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

17And they clothed him with purple: and, platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.

17And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

18And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.

18And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

19And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.

19And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

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

20And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

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

21And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

22And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.

22And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.

23And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.

24And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

24And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

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

25And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

26And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

26And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

27And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.

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29And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God and in three days buildest it up again:

29And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

30Save thyself, coming down from the cross.

30Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

31In like manner also the chief priests, mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save.

31In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

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

32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

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

33And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

34And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted: My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me?

34And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

35And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.

35And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

36And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.

36And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

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

37And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

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

38And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

39And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost. said: Indeed this man was the son of God.

39And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

40And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joseph and Salome,

40And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

41Who also when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem.

41Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

42And when evening was now come (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath),

42And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

43There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

44But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead.

44And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

45And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

45And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

46And Joseph, buying fine linen and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

46And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

47And Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.

47And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.