Mark 15:15–39

¹⁵And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus—having scourged him—that he might be crucified. ¹⁶And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band, ¹⁷and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put it on him, ¹⁸and began to salute him, ‘Hail, King of the Jews.’ ¹⁹And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him, ²⁰and when they had mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him. ²¹And they impress a certain one passing by—Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus—that he may bear his cross.

²²And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, ‘Place of a skull;’ ²³and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive. ²⁴And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take; ²⁵and it was the third hour, and they crucified him; ²⁶and the inscription of his accusation was written above—‘The King of the Jews.’ ²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left, ²⁸and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, ‘And with lawless ones he was numbered.’ ²⁹And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, ‘Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder! ³⁰save thyself, and come down from the cross!’ ³¹And in like manner also the chief priests, mocking with one another, with the scribes, said, ‘Others he saved; himself he is not able to save. ³²The Christ! the king of Israel—let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;’ and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

³³And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over the whole land till the ninth hour, ³⁴and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?’ which is, being interpreted, ‘My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?’ ³⁵And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, ‘Lo, Elijah he doth call;’ ³⁶and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put it also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, ‘Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come to take him down.’ ³⁷And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit, ³⁸and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom, ³⁹and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, ‘Truly this man was Son of God.’