Mark 15 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus before Pilate

15 (A)Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders, scribes, and the entire [a](B)Council immediately held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate. 2 (C)Pilate questioned Him: “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.” 3 And the chief priests started accusing Him [b]of many things. 4 But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!” 5 But Jesus (D)said nothing further in answer, so Pilate was amazed.

6 (E)Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the one named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. 8 And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd (F)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12 And responding again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13 They shouted [c]back, “Crucify Him!” 14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what [d]evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (G)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 (H)Now the soldiers took Him away into (I)the [e]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [f](J)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him in [g]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they repeatedly beat His head with a [h]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the [i]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

21 (K)And they *compelled a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (L)Rufus), to carry His cross.

The Crucifixion

22 (M)Then they *brought Him to the place (N)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 And they tried to give Him (O)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. 24 And they *crucified Him, and *(P)divided up His garments among themselves, casting [j]lots for them to decide [k]what each man would take. 25 Now it was the [l](Q)third hour [m]when they crucified Him. 26 The inscription of the charge against Him [n]read, “(R)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

27 And they *crucified two [o]rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.[p] 29 Those passing by were [q]hurling abuse at Him, (S)shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to (T)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” 31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “(U)He saved others; [r]He cannot save Himself! 32 Let this Christ, (V)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” (W)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 (X)When the [s](Y)sixth hour came, darkness [t]fell over the whole land until the [u](Z)ninth hour. 34 At the [v](AA)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “(AB)Eloi, Eloi, lema sabaktanei?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35 And when some of the bystanders heard Him, they began saying, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “[w]Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” 37 (AC)But Jesus let out a loud cry, and [x]died. 38 (AD)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 (AE)And when the centurion, who was standing [y]right in front of Him, saw that He [z]died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was [aa]the Son of God!”

40 (AF)Now there were also some women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of [ab]James (AG)the [ac]Less and Joses, and (AH)Salome. 41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and (AI)serve Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 (AJ)When evening had already come, since it was (AK)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a (AL)prominent member of the Council, who was himself also (AM)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he (AN)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Now Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. 45 And after learning this from (AO)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 (AP)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:1 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Mark 15:3 Or harshly
  3. Mark 15:13 Or again
  4. Mark 15:14 Or crime has He committed
  5. Mark 15:16 Or court
  6. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  7. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
  8. Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
  9. Mark 15:20 See note v 17
  10. Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
  11. Mark 15:24 Lit who would take what
  12. Mark 15:25 I.e., 9 a.m.
  13. Mark 15:25 Lit and
  14. Mark 15:26 Lit had been inscribed
  15. Mark 15:27 Or robbers
  16. Mark 15:27 Late mss add the following as v 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was counted with wrongdoers.”
  17. Mark 15:29 Or blaspheming Him
  18. Mark 15:31 Or can He not save Himself?
  19. Mark 15:33 I.e., noon
  20. Mark 15:33 Lit occurred
  21. Mark 15:33 I.e., 3 p.m.
  22. Mark 15:34 I.e., 3 p.m.
  23. Mark 15:36 Lit Allow that we see; or Hold off, let us see
  24. Mark 15:37 Lit expired
  25. Mark 15:39 Or opposite Him
  26. Mark 15:39 Lit expired
  27. Mark 15:39 Or a son of God; or a son of a god
  28. Mark 15:40 Or Jacob
  29. Mark 15:40 Lit little (either in stature or age)

Cross references

  1. Mark 15:1 : Matt 27:1
  2. Mark 15:1 : Matt 5:22
  3. Mark 15:2 : Mark 15:2-5: Matt 27:11-14; Luke 23:2, 3; John 18:29-38
  4. Mark 15:5 : Matt 27:12
  5. Mark 15:6 : Mark 15:6-15: Matt 27:15-26; Luke 23:18-25; John 18:39-19:16
  6. Mark 15:11 : Acts 3:14
  7. Mark 15:15 : Matt 27:26
  8. Mark 15:16 : Mark 15:16-20: Matt 27:27-31
  9. Mark 15:16 : Matt 26:3; 27:27
  10. Mark 15:16 : Acts 10:1
  11. Mark 15:21 : Mark 15:21: Matt 27:32; Luke 23:26
  12. Mark 15:21 : Rom 16:13
  13. Mark 15:22 : Mark 15:22-32: Matt 27:33-44; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:17-24
  14. Mark 15:22 : Luke 23:33; John 19:17
  15. Mark 15:23 : Matt 27:34
  16. Mark 15:24 : Ps 22:18; John 19:24
  17. Mark 15:25 : Mark 15:33
  18. Mark 15:26 : Matt 27:37
  19. Mark 15:29 : Ps 22:7; 109:25; Matt 27:39
  20. Mark 15:29 : Mark 14:58; John 2:19
  21. Mark 15:31 : Matt 27:42; Luke 23:35
  22. Mark 15:32 : Matt 27:42; Mark 15:26
  23. Mark 15:32 : Matt 27:44; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:39-43
  24. Mark 15:33 : Mark 15:33-41: Matt 27:45-56; Luke 23:44-49
  25. Mark 15:33 : Matt 27:45f; Mark 15:25; Luke 23:44
  26. Mark 15:33 : Matt 27:45f; Mark 15:25; Luke 23:44
  27. Mark 15:34 : Matt 27:45f; Mark 15:25; Luke 23:44
  28. Mark 15:34 : Ps 22:1; Matt 27:46
  29. Mark 15:37 : Matt 27:50; Luke 23:46; John 19:30
  30. Mark 15:38 : Ex 26:31-33; Matt 27:51; Luke 23:45
  31. Mark 15:39 : Matt 27:54; Mark 15:45; Luke 23:47
  32. Mark 15:40 : Mark 15:40, 41: Matt 27:55f; Luke 23:49; John 19:25
  33. Mark 15:40 : Luke 19:3
  34. Mark 15:40 : Mark 16:1
  35. Mark 15:41 : Matt 27:55f
  36. Mark 15:42 : Mark 15:42-47: Matt 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42
  37. Mark 15:42 : Matt 27:62
  38. Mark 15:43 : Matt 27:57; Luke 23:50, 51; Acts 13:50; 17:12
  39. Mark 15:43 : Matt 27:57; Luke 2:25, 38; 23:51; John 19:38
  40. Mark 15:43 : John 19:38
  41. Mark 15:45 : Mark 15:39
  42. Mark 15:47 : Matt 27:56; Mark 15:40; 16:1

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