Mark 15:21–47

²¹And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.

²²And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.

²³And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.

²⁴And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

²⁵And it was the third hour: and they crucified him.

²⁶And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁷And with him they crucify two thieves: the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

²⁸And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.

²⁹And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God and in three days buildest it up again:

³⁰Save thyself, coming down from the cross.

³¹In like manner also the chief priests, mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save.

³²Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him, reviled him.

³³And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour.

³⁴And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted: My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me?

³⁵And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.

³⁶And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.

³⁷And Jesus, having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.

³⁸And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.

³⁹And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost. said: Indeed this man was the son of God.

⁴⁰And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joseph and Salome,

⁴¹Who also when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴²And when evening was now come (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath),

⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead.

⁴⁵And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

⁴⁶And Joseph, buying fine linen and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

⁴⁷And Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.