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    Mark 15

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    A mock coronation is conducted with purple, thorns, salutations, blows, spittle, and kneeling—after which the soldiers put the condemned king’s own clothes back on him and lead him out.

    The crowd’s choicevv. 1–15

    Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin bind Jesus and hand Him to Pilate. Pilate finds the arrangement curious enough to ask whether Jesus is King of the Jews, and Jesus gives the wonderfully spare reply, “You have said so.” The chief priests accuse Him, Jesus says nothing further, and Pilate is amazed.

    Then comes Pilate’s feast custom: one prisoner released at the people’s request. Barabbas is there among rebels who committed murder during the insurrection. The chief priests stir the crowd toward Barabbas, while Pilate keeps asking what should be done with the One called King of the Jews. The answer grows louder rather than clearer: crucify Him. Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, releases Barabbas, has Jesus flogged, and hands Him over.

    The king on the crossvv. 16–41

    The soldiers bring Jesus into the Praetorium and gather the whole company for a ceremony with all the outward furniture of royalty and none of its courtesy. Purple robe, crown of thorns, salute, staff, spittle, kneeling: the full court, rather spoiled by the blows. Simon of Cyrene is then forced to carry the cross, and Jesus is brought to Golgotha, the Place of the Skull.

    They offer wine mixed with myrrh; He does not take it. They crucify Him, divide His garments by lot, and put above Him the charge, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Passers-by, chief priests, scribes, and even the other crucified men mock Him. From the sixth hour to the ninth, darkness covers the land. Jesus cries out, “Eloi,” and some standing nearby decide that Elijah has been summoned. Sour wine is raised on a reed while someone waits to see whether Elijah will come. Jesus cries out again and dies. The temple veil tears from top to bottom, and the centurion says, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

    At a distance, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, Salome, and many other women watch. They had followed Jesus and ministered to Him in Galilee, and had come with Him to Jerusalem.

    The body in the tombvv. 42–47

    By evening, on Preparation Day, Joseph of Arimathea—prominent in the Council and waiting for the kingdom of God—goes boldly to Pilate for Jesus’ body. Pilate is surprised that Jesus is already dead, so he sends for the centurion and checks. Once the death is confirmed, Pilate grants the body to Joseph.

    Joseph buys linen, takes down the body, wraps it, and places it in a rock-cut tomb. A stone is rolled against the entrance. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph see where the body is placed; the chapter ends with their eyes on the exact spot.

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    1. Mark 15:1Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

    2. Mark 15:2So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

    3. Mark 15:3And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

    4. Mark 15:4Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

    5. Mark 15:5But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

    6. Mark 15:6Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

    7. Mark 15:7And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

    8. Mark 15:8So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

    9. Mark 15:9“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

    10. Mark 15:10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

    11. Mark 15:11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

    12. Mark 15:12So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

    13. Mark 15:13And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

    14. Mark 15:14“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

    15. Mark 15:15And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

    16. Mark 15:16Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

    17. Mark 15:17They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

    18. Mark 15:18And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

    19. Mark 15:19They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

    20. Mark 15:20After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

    21. Mark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

    22. Mark 15:22They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

    23. Mark 15:23There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

    24. Mark 15:24And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

    25. Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

    26. Mark 15:26And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    27. Mark 15:27Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

    28. Mark 15:29And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

    29. Mark 15:30come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

    30. Mark 15:31In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

    31. Mark 15:32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

    32. Mark 15:33From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

    33. Mark 15:34At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

    34. Mark 15:35When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

    35. Mark 15:36And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

    36. Mark 15:37But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

    37. Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

    38. Mark 15:39When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

    39. Mark 15:40And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

    40. Mark 15:41These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

    41. Mark 15:42Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

    42. Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

    43. Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

    44. Mark 15:45When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

    45. Mark 15:46So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

    46. Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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    • 34Psalms 22:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
    • 34Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
    • 33Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
    • 34Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
    • 34Psalms 27:9Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
    • 38Hebrews 10:19–23Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
    • 33Luke 23:44–45It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
    • 33Amos 8:9–10And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
    • 34Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
    • 34Psalms 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
    • 33Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
    • 34Daniel 9:21while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
    • 34Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
    • 38Luke 23:45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
    • 33Isaiah 50:3–4I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”
    • 34Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

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