Mark 15:16-39

Christian Standard Bible

Mocked by the Military

¹⁶ The^(A) soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence^(B)) and called the whole company together. ¹⁷ They dressed him in a purple^(C) robe, twisted together a crown^(D) of thorns, and put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute him, “Hail,^(E) king^(F) of the Jews!” ¹⁹ They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on him. Getting down on their knees,^(G) they were paying him homage. ²⁰ After they had mocked^(H) him, they stripped him of the purple robe and put his clothes on him.

Crucified Between Two Criminals

They led him out to crucify him. ²¹ They^(I) forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross.^(J) He was Simon of Cyrene,^(K) the father of Alexander and Rufus.^(L)

²² They^(M) brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull^(N)). ²³ They tried to give him wine^(O) mixed with myrrh,^(P) but he did not take it.

²⁴ Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, casting lots^(Q) for them to decide what each would get. ²⁵ Now it was nine in the morning^[a] when they crucified him. ²⁶ The inscription of the charge written against him was: The King^(R) of the Jews.^{(S) 27} They^(T) crucified two criminals^[b](U) with him, one on his right and one on his left.^[c]

²⁹ Those^(V) who passed by were yelling insults^(W) at^[d] him, shaking their heads,^(X) and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,^{(Y) 30} save yourself by coming down from the cross!”^{(Z) 31} In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes^(AA) were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! ³² Let the Messiah,^(AB) the King^(AC) of Israel,^(AD) come down now from the cross,^(AE) so that we may see and believe.”^(AF) Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.

The Death of Jesus

³³ When^(AG) it was noon,^[e] darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.^{[f](AH) 34} And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”^[g](AI)

³⁵ When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “See, he’s calling for Elijah.”

³⁶ Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a stick, offered him a drink,^(AJ) and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”

³⁷ Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last. ³⁸ Then the curtain^(AK) of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he^[h] breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” ^[i](AL)