Mark 15:15-47

15 Wishing to satisfy * the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ¹scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 ²The soldiers took Him away into ³the palace (that is, the Praetorium ), and they called together the whole Roman ⁴cohort.

17 They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;

18 and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling * and bowing before Him.

20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.

21 ⁵They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and ⁶Rufus ), to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

22 ⁷Then they brought Him to the place ⁸Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

23 They tried to give Him ⁹wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.

24 And they crucified Him, and ¹⁰divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.

25 It was the ¹¹third hour when they crucified Him.

26 The inscription of the charge against Him read, "¹²THE KING OF THE JEWS."

27 They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

28 [And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]

29 Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, ¹³wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to ¹⁴destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "¹⁵He saved others; He cannot * save Himself.

32 "Let this Christ, ¹⁶the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" ¹⁷Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 ¹⁸When the ¹⁹sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ²⁰ninth hour.

34 At the ²¹ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "²²ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY * HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"

35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."

36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."

37 ²³And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.

38 ²⁴And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 ²⁵When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

40 ²⁶There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James ²⁷the Less and Joses, and ²⁸Salome.

41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and ²⁹minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 ³⁰When evening had already come, because it was ³¹the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a ³²prominent member of the Council, who himself was ³³waiting for the kingdom of God; and he ³⁴gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 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 ascertaining this from ³⁵the 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 hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

47 ³⁶Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

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Cross References 36

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

Footnotes 21

[a]. Or "court"
[b]. Or "battalion"
[c]. Or "staff" (made of a reed)
[d]. Lit "a lot upon"
[e]. Lit "who should take what"
[f]. I.e. 9 a.m.
[g]. Lit "and"
[h]. Lit "had been inscribed"
[i]. Early mss do not contain this v
[j]. Or "blaspheming"
[k]. Or "can He not save Himself?"
[l]. I.e. noon
[m]. Or "occurred"
[n]. I.e. 3 p.m.
[o]. Lit "Permit that we see;" or "Hold off, let us see"
[p]. Or "opposite Him"
[q]. Lit "that He thus"
[r]. Or "a son of God" or "son of a god"
[s]. Or "Jacob"
[t]. Lit "little" (either in stature or age)
[u]. Or "wait on"