Mark 15

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And immediately in the morning, after the leaders of the priests had taken counsel with the elders and the scribes and the entire council, binding Jesus, they led him away and delivered him to Pilate.	1 As soon as morning came, the chief priests with the elders and the scribes, that is, the whole Sanhedrin, held a council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 And Pilate questioned him, “You are the king of the Jews?” But in response, he said to him, “You are saying it.”	2 Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He said to him in reply, "You say so."
3 And the leaders of the priests accused him in many things.	3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
4 Then Pilate again questioned him, saying: “Do you not have any response? See how greatly they accuse you.”	4 Again Pilate questioned him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they accuse you of."
5 But Jesus continued to give no response, so that Pilate wondered.	5 Jesus gave him no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
6 Now on the feast day, he was accustomed to release to them one of the prisoners, whomever they requested.	6 Now on the occasion of the feast he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested.
7 But there was one called Barabbas, who had committed murder in the sedition, who was confined with those of the sedition.	7 A man called Barabbas was then in prison along with the rebels who had committed murder in a rebellion.
8 And when the crowd had ascended, they began to petition him to do as he always did for them.	8 The crowd came forward and began to ask him to do for them as he was accustomed.
9 But Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”	9 Pilate answered, "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?"
10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the leaders of the priests had betrayed him.	10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed him over.
11 Then the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.	11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead.
12 But Pilate, responding again, said to them: “Then what do you want me to do with the king of the Jews?”	12 Pilate again said to them in reply, "Then what (do you want) me to do with (the man you call) the king of the Jews?"
13 But again they cried out, “Crucify him.”	13 They shouted again, "Crucify him."
14 Yet truly, Pilate said to them: “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him.”	14 Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" They only shouted the louder, "Crucify him."
15 Then Pilate, wishing to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them, and he delivered Jesus, having severely scourged him, to be crucified.	15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them and, after he had Jesus scourged, handed him over to be crucified.
16 Then the soldiers led him away to the court of the praetorium. And they called together the entire cohort.	16 The soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is, the praetorium, and assembled the whole cohort.
17 And they clothed him with purple. And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on him.	17 They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him.
18 And they began to salute him: “Hail, king of the Jews.”	18 They began to salute him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19 And they struck his head with a reed, and they spit on him. And kneeling down, they reverenced him.	19 and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage.
20 And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple, and they clothed him in his own garments. And they led him away, so that they might crucify him.	20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compelled a certain passerby, Simon the Cyrenian, who was arriving from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to take up his cross.	21 They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
22 And they led him through to the place called Golgotha, which means, ‘the Place of Calvary.’	22 They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull).
23 And they gave him wine with myrrh to drink. But he did not accept it.	23 They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it.
24 And while crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots over them, to see who would take what.	24 Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take.
25 Now it was the third hour. And they crucified him.	25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 And the title of his case was written as: THE KING OF THE JEWS.	26 The inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."
27 And with him they crucified two robbers: one at his right, and the other at his left.	27 With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says: “And with the iniquitous he was reputed.”	28 )
29 And the passersby blasphemed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ah, you who would destroy the temple of God, and in three days rebuild it,	29 Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save yourself by descending from the cross.”	30 save yourself by coming down from the cross."
31 And similarly the leaders of the priests, mocking him with the scribes, said to one another: “He saved others. He is not able to save himself.	31 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.	32 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him.
33 And when the sixth hour arrived, a darkness occurred over the entire earth, until the ninth hour.	33 At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”	34 And at three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
35 And some of those standing near, upon hearing this, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”	35 Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "Look, he is calling Elijah."
36 Then one of them, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and placing it around a reed, gave it to him to drink, saying: “Wait. Let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.”	36 One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down."
37 Then Jesus, having emitted a loud cry, expired.	37 Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom.	38 The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 Then the centurion who stood opposite him, seeing that he had expired while crying out in this way, said: “Truly, this man was the Son of God.”	39 When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
40 Now there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome,	40 There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome.
41 (and while he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him) and many other women, who had ascended along with him to Jerusalem.	41 These women had followed him when he was in Galilee and ministered to him. There were also many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 And when evening had now arrived (because it was the Preparation Day, which is before the Sabbath)	42 When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath,
43 there arrived Joseph of Arimathea, a noble council member, who himself was also awaiting the kingdom of God. And he boldly entered to Pilate and petitioned for the body of Jesus.	43 Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 But Pilate wondered if he had already died. And summoning a centurion, he questioned him as to whether he was already dead.	44 Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died.
45 And when he had been informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.	45 And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 Then Joseph, having bought a fine linen cloth, and taking him down, wrapped him in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulcher, which was hewn from a rock. And he rolled a stone to the entrance of the tomb.	46 Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where he was laid.	47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid.