Mark 15

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

As dawn broke, the chief priests urgently met with the elders, scribes, and the entire council. They had Jesus bound, took him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.

Pilate questioned him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" In response, he simply affirmed, "You've said it yourself."

And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

The high priests hurled numerous accusations at him, yet he remained silent, absorbing their words without response.

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

Pilate questioned him once more, "Won't you respond? Can't you see the multitude of accusations they're hurling at you?"

But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Jesus still gave no answer, and Pilate was amazed.

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

During the festival, he set free a single prisoner, chosen by the crowd's wish.

And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

Barabbas, a man known for his rebellion and murder, was chained alongside his fellow insurgents.

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

The crowd, filled with anticipation and excitement, loudly began asking him to do for them what he had always done.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

But Pilate responded, asking, "Do you want me to free your Jewish King?"

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

He understood that the high priests, driven by jealousy, had handed him over.

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

The high priests swayed the crowd, convincing them to free Barabbas instead.

And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

Pilate asked them once more, "What should I do with this man you call the King of the Jews?"

And they cried out again, Crucify him.

With a surge of emotion, they shouted once more, demanding, "Execute him!"

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

Pilate, bewildered, asked them, "What wrong has he committed?" Their voices, filled with rage and unyielding, screamed back, "Crucify him!"

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

In an effort to please the crowd, Pilate set Barabbas free. After having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

The soldiers forcefully escorted him into the grand hall known as the Praetorium, summoning everyone present.

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

They draped him in royal purple, cruelly twisted a crown of thorns, and placed it painfully on his head.

And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

They started to salute him in mockery, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

They struck his head with a stick, spat on him, and mockingly knelt before him in false reverence.

And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

After they cruelly ridiculed him, they stripped him of the purple robe, dressed him in his own attire, and led him away to be crucified.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

They forced Simon of Cyrene, a passerby and father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross, burdening him with its weight.

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

They led him to Golgotha, known as the Skull's Place, filled with dread and sorrow.

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it, filled with sorrow and resolve.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

As they nailed him to the cross, they divided his clothes, gambling to decide who would keep each piece.

And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

At the stroke of the third hour, they heartbreakingly nailed him to the cross.

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Above him, a sign declared his charge, emotionally proclaiming, "The King of the Jews."

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

Alongside him, they brutally nailed two thieves to crosses; one to his immediate right, the other to his left.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

The prophecy came true, stating, he was counted among the wrongdoers.

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

As people walked by, they mocked him, shaking their heads in disbelief, saying, "So you're the one who can tear down the temple and rebuild it in three days?"

Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

Free yourself, step down from your suffering.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

Even the high priests and scholars ridiculed him, saying, "He rescued others, but he can't even save himself."

Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

May the Messiah, Israel's King, step down from the cross right now, so our eyes can witness and our hearts can trust. Even those suffering alongside him scorned him.

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

As the day reached its peak, a deep darkness swallowed the entire land, lingering until late afternoon.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

In the darkest hour, Jesus cried out in deep anguish, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"

And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

When some nearby heard him, they exclaimed, "Listen, he's calling for Elijah!"

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

In a rush, someone soaked a sponge in sour wine, placed it on a stick, and offered it to him to drink. They taunted, "Let's wait and see if Elijah comes to rescue him."

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

With a powerful cry, Jesus breathed his last, surrendering his spirit.

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

The sacred curtain in the temple was dramatically torn in two, from top to bottom.

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

When the soldier, standing opposite him, saw him cry out and breathe his last, he realized, without a doubt, this man was indeed the Son of God.

There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

From a distance, women were watching, their hearts heavy. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary - mother to James and Joses, and Salome.

(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

These women had faithfully followed and served him back in Galilee, and many other devoted women had journeyed with him all the way to Jerusalem.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

As evening arrived, it was the time of preparation, the day just before the Sabbath.

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Joseph of Arimathaea, a respected member of the council, who was also eagerly awaiting God's kingdom, bravely approached Pilate and passionately requested Jesus' body.

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Pilate was amazed, wondering if he was already dead. He called the centurion over, asking him how long he had been dead.

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

Upon confirming with the centurion, he emotionally handed Joseph the body.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

He purchased soft, fine linen. With heavy heart, he gently lowered him, wrapping him in the linen. He placed him in a tomb, carved from solid rock, and with a deep sigh, rolled a stone to seal the tomb's entrance.

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

Mary Magdalene and Mary, Joses' mother, tearfully watched as he was laid to rest.