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Mark 15:15–39

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15So Pilate, because he* wanted to satisfye the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And after* he had Jesus flogged, he handed him* over so that he could be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort. 17And they put a purple cloak on him, and after* weaving a crown of thorns they placed it* on him. 18And they began to greet him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19And they repeatedly struckf him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and they knelt downg and* did obeisance to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothesh on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.

Jesus Is Crucified

21And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross. 22And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”). 23And they attempted to give* him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves* by* casting lots for them to see who should take what. 25Now it was the third hour when they crucified him. 26And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.” 27And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.i 29And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it* in three days, 30save yourself by* coming down from the cross!” 31In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him* to one another, saying, “He saved others; he is not able to save himself! 32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

33And when* the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, my God, whyj have you forsaken me?”)k 35And some of the bystanders, when they* heard it,* said, “Behold, he is summoning Elijah!” 36And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it* on a reed, and* gave it* to him to drink, saying, “Leave him* alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.” 37But Jesus uttered a loud cry and* expired. 38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39And when* the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

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Mark 15:34: … My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Footnotes

  1. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
  2. eLiterally “to make sufficient”
  3. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“flogged”) which is understood as temporal
  4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“weaving”) which is understood as temporal
  6. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. fThe imperfect tense has been translated as iterative here (“repeatedly struck”)
  8. gLiterally “bending the knees”
  9. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“knelt down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  10. hSome manuscripts have “his clothes” in place of “his own clothes”
  11. *Here the imperfect tense is translated as a conative imperfect (“attempted to give”)
  12. *Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
  13. *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means
  14. iMost later Greek manuscripts add v. 28 (a quotation from Isa 53:12) after v. 27, “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘And he was counted with the lawless ones’ ”
  15. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  16. *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“coming down”) which is understood as means
  17. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  18. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  19. jLiterally “for what reason”
  20. kA quotation from Ps 22:1
  21. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  22. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  23. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  24. *Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“ran” and “filled”) have been translated as finite verbs
  25. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  26. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  27. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“uttered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  28. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

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