{"book":"Mark","slug":"mark","ch":15,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Mark","prev":"mark/14","next":"mark/16","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led [Him] away, and handed [Him] over to Pilate.","f":["Or the whole Council"],"h":"Jesus Delivered to Pilate","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"So Pilate questioned Him,“ Are You the King of the Jews?”“ You have said so,” [Jesus] replied.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So Pilate questioned Him,“ Are You the King of the Jews?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ You have said so,” [Jesus] replied."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"Then Pilate questioned Him again,“ Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Now {it was Pilate’s custom} at [the] feast to release to [the people] a prisoner of their choosing.","f":["Literally Now at the feast he would release to them"],"h":"The Crowd Chooses Barabbas","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"And [a man] named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"[So] the crowd went up [and] began asking [Pilate] to keep his custom.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"“ Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"For he knew [it was] out of envy that the chief priests had handed [Jesus] over.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"[So] Pilate asked them again,“ What then do you want me to do with the [One] you call the King of the Jews?”","f":[],"h":"Pilate Delivers Up Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"And they shouted back,“ Crucify Him!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"“ Why?” asked Pilate.“ What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder,“ Crucify Him!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Why?” asked Pilate.“ What evil has He done?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"But they shouted all the louder,“ Crucify Him!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But {he had} Jesus flogged, [and] handed Him over to be crucified.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"Then the soldiers led [Jesus] away into the palace (that is, [the] Praetorium ) and called the whole company {together}.","f":[],"h":"The Soldiers Mock Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, [and] set [it] on His [head].","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"And they began to salute Him:“ Hail, King of the Jews!”","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down [and] bowed before Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple [robe] and put His own clothes [back] on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"[Now] Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and [the soldiers] forced [him] to carry the cross of [Jesus].","f":[],"h":"The Crucifixion","style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"They brought [Jesus] to a place [called] Golgotha, which means [The] Place of the Skull.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take [it].","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what [each of them] would take.","f":["See Psalm 22:18."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And they crucified Him."},{"style":"reg","t":"They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what [each of them] would take."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"It was [the] third hour when they crucified Him.","f":["That is, nine in the morning"],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"And the charge inscribed against Him read:"},{"style":"reg","t":"THE KING OF THE JEWS."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"[Along] with [Jesus], they crucified two robbers, one on [His] right and one on His left.","f":["Or insurrectionists","BYZ and TR include 28So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” See Isaiah 53:12 and Luke 22:37."],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying,“ Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"come down from the cross [and] save Yourself!”","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked [Him] among themselves, saying,“ He saved others, [but] He cannot save Himself!","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"{Let} the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"From [the] sixth hour until [the] ninth hour darkness came over all the land.","f":["That is, from noon until three in the afternoon"],"h":"The Death of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice,“ Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,“ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”","f":["Psalm 22:1"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":35,"t":"When some of those standing nearby heard [this], they said,“ Behold, He is calling Elijah.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put [it] on a reed and held it up for [Jesus] to drink, saying,“ Leave [Him] alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”","f":["Or a sponge with wine vinegar","See Psalm 69:21."],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"But Jesus let out a loud cry [and] breathed His last.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"When the centurion standing there in front of [Jesus] saw [how] He had breathed His last, he said,“ Truly this man was [the] Son of God!”","f":["BYZ and TR saw how, having cried out, He had breathed His last"],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them [were] Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.","f":["Joses is a variant of Joseph; see Matthew 27:56."],"style":"reg"},{"v":41,"t":"[These women] had followed [Jesus] and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and [there were] many other [women] who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.","f":[]},{"v":42,"t":"Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, [the day] before the Sabbath ),","f":[],"h":"The Burial of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":43,"t":"Joseph of Arimathea, [a] prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":44,"t":"Pilate was surprised [to hear] that [Jesus] was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if [this was so].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":45,"t":"When [Pilate] had confirmed [it] with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.","f":[]},{"v":46,"t":"So [Joseph] bought a linen cloth, took down [the body of Jesus], wrapped [it] in the cloth, and placed [it] in a tomb that had been cut out of [the] rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":47,"t":"Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joseph saw where [His body] was placed.","f":["Or Joses"]}]}