CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Mark 15 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/mark/15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/mark/15-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > Mark 15</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../mark/14.htm" title="Mark 14">◄</a> Mark 15 <a href="../mark/16.htm" title="Mark 16">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/mark/15.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Jesus before Pilate</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Early in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), immediately consulted together; and they bound Jesus, they took Him away [violently] and handed Him over to Pilate. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He replied to him, “It is as you say.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The chief priests <i>began</i> accusing Him of many things. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Pilate again asked Him, “Have You no answer [to give]? See how many charges they are bringing against You!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But Jesus gave no further answer; so Pilate was perplexed. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now at the [Passover] feast Pilate used to set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The man called Barabbas was imprisoned with the insurrectionists (revolutionaries) who had committed murder in the civil rebellion. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For he was aware that the chief priests had turned Jesus over to him because of envy <i>and</i> resentment. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Again Pilate answered, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>They screamed back, “Crucify Him!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But Pilate asked them, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they screamed all the more, “Crucify Him!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified. <p class="hdg">Jesus Is Mocked</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him; <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and they began saluting <i>and</i> mocking Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They kept beating Him on the head with a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>They forced into service a passer-by coming in from the countryside, Simon of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>to carry His cross. <p class="hdg">The Crucifixion</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then they brought Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Skull. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They tried to give Him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they crucified Him, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>divided up His clothes among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>It was the third hour (9:00 a.m.) when they crucified Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The inscription of the accusation against Him had been written [above Him]: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. 28<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with the transgressors.”] <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Those who were passing by were insulting Him with abusive <i>and</i> insolent language, wagging their heads [as a sign of contempt], and saying, “Ha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in [only] three days, <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were ridiculing <i>and</i> mocking <i>Him</i> among themselves and saying, “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself! <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Let the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe <i>and</i> trust [in Him]!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.). <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”--which is translated, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Elijah!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>But Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His last [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>top to bottom. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last [being fully in control], he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Now some women also were watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>Salome. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>When Jesus was in Galilee, they used to accompany him and minister to Him; and <i>there were</i> also many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. <p class="hdg">Jesus Is Buried</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent <i>and</i> respected member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God--and he courageously dared to go in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Pilate <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>wondered if He was dead by this time [only six hours after being crucified], and he summoned the centurion and asked him whether He was already dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>And when he learned from the centurion [that Jesus was in fact dead], he gave the body to Joseph [by granting him permission to remove it]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>So Joseph purchased a [fine] linen cloth [for <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>wrapping the body], and after taking Jesus down [from the cross], he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a [large, wheel-shaped] stone against the entrance of the tomb. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/15-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Mary Magdalene and Mary the <i>mother</i> of Joses were [carefully] watching to see where He was laid.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e. whipped with a short whip of metal-tipped leather thongs. There was no limit to the number of lashings. Frequently, the body was so lacerated that the intestines gushed out. It was not uncommon for a prisoner to die from scourging.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> The residence of the Roman provincial governor.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> I.e. a long bamboo-like stick.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> A port city in north Africa.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Latin: <i>Calvaria;</i> or <i>Calvary;</i> Aram: <i>Golgotha;</i> Greek: <i>Kranion</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> The myrrh had a narcotic effect and was added to dull the senses.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> See note Matt 27:35.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> Early mss do not contain this verse.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> The Jews believed that the prophet Elijah would return before the Messiah appeared.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">38</span> This act of God signified that the death of Jesus ended the need for temple sacrifices and intermediaries, and opened the way for free and direct access to God.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">40</span> Gr <i>Maria.</i> She is believed to be a sister or sister-in-law of Jesus’ mother, Mary (Gr <i>Mariam)</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">40</span> Matt 27:56 indicates that <i>Salome</i> was the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Salome is believed to be one of the sisters of Jesus’ mother, Mary.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">44</span> Death by crucifixion was usually a slow process, sometimes lasting two or three days.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">46</span> It was Jewish custom to wash the body of a deceased person, then wrap it tightly in linen, placing spices or pouring aromatic perfumes between the successive layers of cloth to mitigate the stench of decay (see John 19:39, 40).<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../mark/14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../mark/16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>