# Mark 15

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/15

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. And immediately at daybreak the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole council, took counsel, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2. And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered him, "You say."
3. And the chief priests were accusing him of many things.
4. Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you answer nothing? See how many things they accuse you of."
5. But Jesus answered nothing more, so that Pilate marveled.
6. Now at the feast he would release one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.
7. Now there was one called Barabbas, bound with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8. And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he usually did for them.
9. But Pilate replied to them, "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?"
10. For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.
11. But the chief priests incited the crowd so he would release Barabbas to them instead.
12. Pilate answered them again, saying, "What then do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?"
13. But they cried out again, "Crucify him!"
14. Pilate said to them, “Why? What harm has he done?” But they cried out even louder, “Crucify him!”
15. So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them and handed Jesus over, having flogged him, so that he would be crucified.
16. The soldiers led him inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and called together the whole cohort.
17. And they dressed him in purple, and after weaving a crown of thorns, they placed it on him.
18. And they began greeting him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
19. And they beat his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.
20. When they had mocked him, they stripped the purple robe from him and dressed him in his own clothes. They led him out to crucify him.
21. They compelled a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by on his way from the countryside—the father of Alexander and Rufus—to carry his cross.
22. And they brought him to Golgotha, which is interpreted Place of a Skull.
23. And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not receive it.
24. And they crucified him and divided his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each should take.
25. It was the third hour when they crucified him.
26. And the superscription of his accusation was inscribed: "The King of the Jews."
27. And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
29. And those passing by blasphemed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,"
30. Save yourself by coming down from the cross!
31. Likewise the chief priests also, mocking one another with the scribes, said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself."
32. Let Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe. And those crucified with him reviled him.
33. And when the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which being interpreted is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
35. And some of the bystanders, hearing this, said, "Look, he is calling Elijah."
36. Someone ran, filled a sponge with vinegar, put it on a reed, and offered him a drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down."
37. But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last.
38. And the temple veil was torn in two from top to bottom.
39. Seeing how he breathed his last, the centurion standing opposite him said, "Truly this man was God's Son."
40. There were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome.
41. who followed and served him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
42. And when evening had already come, since it was preparation day—that is, the day before the sabbath—
43. Joseph from Arimathea, an honorable councilor who himself awaited God's kingdom, came, dared to go in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.
44. Pilate was amazed whether he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had died long ago.
45. And when he learned from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46. And he bought a linen cloth, took him down, wrapped him in the linen, laid him in a tomb hewn out of rock, and rolled a stone against the tomb's door.
47. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he had been laid.

## Nearby chapters

[Mark 14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/14.md)
[Mark 16](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/16.md)

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