Mark 15 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jesus Before Pilate

1 And early ^G2117 in the morning ^G4404 the chief ^G749 priests ^G749 with the elders ^G4245 and scribes ^G1122 and the whole ^G3650 Sanhedrin ^G4892, immediately ^G2117 held ^G4160 council ^G4824; and binding ^G1210 Jesus ^G2424, led ^G667 Him away ^G667 and delivered ^G3860 Him to Pilate ^G4091.

2 And Pilate ^G4091 questioned ^G1905 Him, “Are You the King ^G935 of the Jews ^G2453?” And He answered ^G611 him and *said ^G3004, “You yourself ^G4771 say ^G3004 it.” 3 And the chief ^G749 priests ^G749 began to accuse ^G2723 Him of many things ^G4183. 4 Then ^G2532 Pilate ^G4091 was questioning ^G1905 Him again ^G3825, saying ^G3004, “You answer nothing ^G611? See ^G2396 how ^G4214 many ^G4214 accusations ^G2723 they bring ^G2723 against ^G2723 You!” 5 But Jesus ^G2424 made ^G611 no ^G3762 G3765 further ^G3765 answer ^G611; so ^G5620 Pilate ^G4091 marveled ^G2296.

6 Now ^G1161 at the feast ^G1859 he used to release ^G630 for them any one ^G1520 prisoner ^G1198 whom ^G3739 they requested ^G3868. 7 And the man named ^G3004 Barabbas ^G912 had been ^G1510 imprisoned ^G1210 with the insurrectionists ^G4955 who ^G3748 had committed ^G4160 murder ^G5408 in the insurrection ^G4714. 8 And the crowd ^G3793 went ^G305 up ^G305 and began ^G757 asking ^G154 him to do as he had been accustomed to do ^G4160 for them. 9 And Pilate ^G4091 answered ^G611 them, saying ^G3004, “Do you want ^G2309 me to release ^G630 for you the King ^G935 of the Jews ^G2453?” 10 For he was aware ^G1097 that the chief ^G749 priests ^G749 had delivered ^G3860 Him over because ^G1223 of envy ^G5355. 11 But the chief ^G749 priests ^G749 stirred ^G383 up ^G383 the crowd ^G3793 to ask him to release ^G630 Barabbas ^G912 for them instead ^G3123. 12 And answering ^G611 again ^G3825, Pilate ^G4091 was saying ^G3004 to them, “Then ^G3767 what ^G5101 shall I do ^G4160 with Him whom ^G3739 you call ^G3004 the King ^G935 of the Jews ^G2453?” 13 And they shouted ^G2896 again ^G3825, “Crucify ^G4717 Him!” 14 But Pilate ^G4091 was saying ^G3004 to them, “Why ^G1063? What ^G5101 evil ^G2556 did He do ^G4160?” But they shouted ^G2896 all ^G4057 the ^G4057 more ^G4057, “Crucify ^G4717 Him!” 15 And wishing ^G1014 to satisfy ^G4160 G2425 the crowd ^G3793, Pilate ^G4091 released ^G630 Barabbas ^G912 for them, and after having Jesus ^G2424 scourged ^G5417, he delivered ^G3860 Him over to be crucified ^G4717.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 So the soldiers ^G4757 took ^G520 Him away ^G520 into the [fn]palace ^G833 (that is, the [fn]Praetorium ^G4232), and they *called ^G4779 together ^G4779 the whole ^G3650 Roman [fn]cohort ^G4686.

17 And they *dressed ^G1737 Him up in purple ^G4209, and after twisting ^G4120 a crown ^G4735 of thorns ^G174, they *put ^G4060 it on Him; 18 and they began ^G757 to greet ^G782 Him, “Hail ^G5463, King ^G935 of the Jews ^G2453!” 19 And they kept beating ^G5180 His head ^G2776 with a [fn]reed ^G2563, and spitting ^G1716 on ^G1716 Him; and kneeling ^G1119 G5087, they were bowing ^G4352 down before ^G4352 Him. 20 And after ^G3753 they had mocked ^G1702 Him, they took ^G1562 the purple ^G4209 robe ^G4209 off ^G1562 Him and put ^G1746 His own garments ^G2440 on Him. And they *led ^G1806 Him out ^G1806 to crucify ^G4717 Him.

21 And they *pressed ^G29 into service ^G29 a passer-by ^G3855 coming ^G2064 from the countryside ^G68, Simon ^G4613 of ^G2956 Cyrene ^G2956 (the father ^G3962 of Alexander ^G223 and Rufus ^G4504), to [fn]carry ^G142 His cross ^G4716.

The Crucifixion

22 Then ^G2532 they *brought ^G5342 Him to the place ^G5117 Golgotha ^G1115, which ^G3739 is translated ^G3177, Place ^G5117 of a Skull ^G2898.

23 And they tried to give ^G1325 Him wine ^G3631 mixed ^G4669 with ^G4669 myrrh ^G4669; but He did not take ^G2983 it. 24 And they *crucified ^G4717 Him, and *divided ^G1266 up ^G1266 His garments ^G2440 among ^G1266 themselves, casting ^G906 [fn]lots ^G2819 for them to decide who ^G5101 should take ^G142 what ^G5101. 25 Now it was the [fn]third ^G5154 hour ^G5610, and ^G2532 they crucified ^G4717 Him. 26 And the inscription ^G1923 of the charge ^G156 against ^G156 Him [fn]read ^G1924, “THE KING ^G935 OF THE JEWS ^G2453.”

27 And they *crucified ^G4717 two ^G1417 robbers ^G3027 with Him, one ^G1520 on His right ^G1188 and one ^G1520 on His left ^G2176. 28 [fn][And the Scripture ^G1124 was fulfilled ^G4137 which says ^G3004, “And He was numbered ^G3049 with transgressors ^G459.”] 29 And those ^G3588 passing ^G3899 by were blaspheming ^G987 Him, shaking ^G2795 their heads ^G2776, and saying ^G3004, “Ha ^G3758! You who are going to destroy ^G2647 the [fn]sanctuary ^G3485 and rebuild ^G3618 it in three ^G5140 days ^G2250, 30 save ^G4982 Yourself ^G4572 by coming ^G2597 down ^G2597 from the cross ^G4716!” 31 In the same ^G3668 way ^G3668, mocking ^G1702 Him to ^G4314 one another ^G240, the chief ^G749 priests ^G749 also ^G2532, along with the scribes ^G1122, were saying ^G3004, “He saved ^G4982 others ^G243; [fn]He cannot ^G1410 G3756 save ^G4982 Himself ^G1438. 32 Let this [fn]Christ ^G5547, the King ^G935 of Israel ^G2474, now ^G3568 come ^G2597 down ^G2597 from the cross ^G4716, so ^G2443 that we may see ^G3708 and believe ^G4100!” Those ^G3588 who were crucified ^G4957 with Him were also ^G2532 insulting ^G3679 Him.

33 And when the [fn]sixth ^G1623 hour ^G5610 came ^G1096, darkness ^G4655 [fn]fell ^G1096 over ^G1909 the whole ^G3650 land ^G1093 until ^G2193 the [fn]ninth ^G1766 hour ^G5610. 34 And at the ninth ^G1766 hour ^G5610 Jesus ^G2424 cried ^G994 out ^G994 with a loud ^G3173 voice ^G5456, “ELOI ^G1682, ELOI ^G1682, LAMA ^G2982 SABACHTHANI ^G4518?” which ^G3739 is translated ^G3177, “MY GOD ^G2316, MY GOD ^G2316, WHY ^G1519 G5101 HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ^G1459 ME?” 35 And when some ^G5100 of the bystanders ^G3936 heard ^G191 it, they began saying ^G3004, “Look ^G2396, He is calling ^G5455 for Elijah ^G2243.” 36 And someone ^G5100 ran ^G5143 and filled ^G1072 a sponge ^G4699 with sour ^G3690 wine ^G3690, put ^G4060 it on a reed ^G2563, and gave ^G4222 Him a ^G4222 drink ^G4222, saying ^G3004, “[fn]Let ^G863 us see ^G3708 whether ^G1487 Elijah ^G2243 will come ^G2064 to take ^G2507 Him down ^G2507.” 37 And Jesus ^G2424, uttering ^G863 a loud ^G3173 cry ^G5456, breathed ^G1606 His last ^G1606. 38 And the veil ^G2665 of the sanctuary ^G3485 was torn ^G4977 in two ^G1417 from top ^G509 to bottom ^G2736. 39 And when the centurion ^G2760, who was standing ^G3936 [fn]right ^G1727 in front ^G1727 of Him, saw ^G3708 [fn]the way ^G3779 He breathed ^G1606 His last ^G1606, he said ^G3004, “Truly ^G230 this ^G3778 man ^G444 was God’s ^G2316 Son ^G5207!”

40 And there were also ^G2532 some women ^G1135 looking ^G2334 on from a distance ^G3113, among ^G1722 whom ^G3739 were Mary ^G3137 Magdalene ^G3094, and Mary ^G3137 the mother ^G3384 of James ^G2385 the [fn]Less ^G3398 and Joses ^G2500, and Salome ^G4539, 41 who, when ^G3753 He was in Galilee ^G1056, were following ^G190 Him and [fn]serving ^G1247 Him; and there were many ^G4183 other ^G243 women ^G243 who came ^G4872 up with Him to Jerusalem ^G2414.

Jesus Is Buried

42 And when evening ^G3798 had already ^G2235 come ^G1096, because ^G1893 it was [fn]Preparation ^G3904 day ^G3904, that is, the day ^G4315 before ^G4315 the ^G4315 Sabbath ^G4315,

43 Joseph ^G2501 of Arimathea ^G707 came ^G2064, a prominent ^G2158 [fn]Council ^G1010 member ^G1010, who ^G3739 himself ^G846 was waiting ^G4327 for the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316; and he gathered ^G5111 up ^G5111 courage ^G5111 and went ^G1525 in ^G1525 before ^G4314 Pilate ^G4091, and asked ^G154 for the body ^G4983 of Jesus ^G2424. 44 And Pilate ^G4091 wondered ^G2296 if ^G1487 He had died ^G2348 by ^G2235 this ^G2235 time ^G2235, and summoning ^G4341 the centurion ^G2760, he questioned ^G1905 him as to whether ^G1487 He already ^G2235 died ^G599. 45 And ascertaining ^G1097 this from the centurion ^G2760, he granted ^G1433 the body ^G4430 to Joseph ^G2501. 46 And when Joseph had bought ^G59 a linen ^G4616 cloth ^G4616 and took ^G2507 Him down ^G2507, he wrapped ^G1750 Him in the linen ^G4616 cloth ^G4616 and laid ^G2698 Him in a tomb ^G3418 which ^G3739 had been ^G1510 hewn ^G2998 out ^G2998 in the rock ^G4073. And he rolled ^G4351 a stone ^G3037 against ^G1909 the entrance ^G2374 of the tomb ^G3419. 47 And Mary ^G3137 Magdalene ^G3094 and Mary ^G3137 the mother of Joses ^G2500 were looking ^G2334 on to see where ^G4226 He had been laid ^G5087.