Mark 15:1-41.
Mark 15:1-41
Pilate Questions Jesus
Early the next morning the chief priests, the nation's leaders, and
the teachers of the Law of Moses met together with the whole Jewish
council. They tied up Jesus and led him off to Pilate. He asked Jesus,
"Are you the king of the Jews?" "Those are your words," Jesus
answered. The chief priests brought many charges against Jesus. Then
Pilate questioned him again, "Don't you have anything to say? Don't
you hear what crimes they say you have done?" But Jesus did not
answer, and Pilate was amazed.
The Death Sentence
During Passover, Pilate always freed one prisoner chosen by the
people. And at that time there was a prisoner named Barabbas. He and
some others had been arrested for murder during a riot. The crowd now
came and asked Pilate to set a prisoner free, just as he usually did.
Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?"
Pilate knew that the chief priests had brought Jesus to him because
they were jealous. But the chief priests told the crowd to ask Pilate
to free Barabbas. Then Pilate asked the crowd, "What do you want me to
do with this man you say is the king of the Jews?" They yelled, "Nail
him to a cross!" Pilate asked, "But what crime has he done?""Nail him
to a cross!" they yelled even louder. Pilate wanted to please the
crowd. So he set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat
Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
The soldiers led Jesus inside the courtyard of the fortress and called
together the rest of the troops. They put a purple robe on him, and
on his head they placed a crown that they had made out of thorn
branches. They made fun of Jesus and shouted, "Hey, you king of the
Jews!" Then they beat him on the head with a stick. They spit on him
and knelt down and pretended to worship him. When the soldiers had
finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put
his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross.
Simon from Cyrene happened to be coming in from a farm, and they
forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Simon was the father of Alexander
and Rufus.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
The soldiers took Jesus to Golgotha, which means "Place of a Skull."
There they gave him some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain, but
he refused to drink it. They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to
see who would get his clothes. It was about nine o'clock in the
morning when they nailed him to the cross. On it was a sign that told
why he was nailed there. It read, "This is the King of the Jews." -
The soldiers also nailed two criminals on crosses, one to the right of
Jesus and the other to his left. People who passed by said terrible
things about Jesus. They shook their heads and shouted, "Ha! So you're
the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again
in three days. Save yourself and come down from the cross!" The chief
priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses also made fun of Jesus.
They said to each other, "He saved others, but he can't save himself.
If he is the Messiah, the king of Israel, let him come down from the
cross! Then we will see and believe." The two criminals also said
cruel things to Jesus.
The Death of Jesus
About noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until around three
o'clock. Then about that time Jesus shouted, "Eloi, Eloi, lema
sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?"
Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He is calling
for Elijah." One of them ran and grabbed a sponge. After he had
soaked it in wine, he put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. He
said, "Let's wait and see if Elijah will come and take him down!"
Jesus shouted and then died. At once the curtain in the temple tore in
two from top to bottom. A Roman army officer was standing in front of
Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, "This man really
was the Son of God!" Some women were looking on from a distance. They
had come with Jesus to Jerusalem. But even before this they had been
his followers and had helped him while he was in Galilee. Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph were
two of these women. Salome was also one of them."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
Pilate Questions Jesus
Early the next morning the chief priests, the nation's leaders, and
the teachers of the Law of Moses met together with the whole Jewish
council. They tied up Jesus and led him off to Pilate. He asked Jesus,
"Are you the king of the Jews?" "Those are your words," Jesus
answered. The chief priests brought many charges against Jesus. Then
Pilate questioned him again, "Don't you have anything to say? Don't
you hear what crimes they say you have done?" But Jesus did not
answer, and Pilate was amazed.
The Death Sentence
During Passover, Pilate always freed one prisoner chosen by the
people. And at that time there was a prisoner named Barabbas. He and
some others had been arrested for murder during a riot. The crowd now
came and asked Pilate to set a prisoner free, just as he usually did.
Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?"
Pilate knew that the chief priests had brought Jesus to him because
they were jealous. But the chief priests told the crowd to ask Pilate
to free Barabbas. Then Pilate asked the crowd, "What do you want me to
do with this man you say is the king of the Jews?" They yelled, "Nail
him to a cross!" Pilate asked, "But what crime has he done?""Nail him
to a cross!" they yelled even louder. Pilate wanted to please the
crowd. So he set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat
Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
The soldiers led Jesus inside the courtyard of the fortress and called
together the rest of the troops. They put a purple robe on him, and
on his head they placed a crown that they had made out of thorn
branches. They made fun of Jesus and shouted, "Hey, you king of the
Jews!" Then they beat him on the head with a stick. They spit on him
and knelt down and pretended to worship him. When the soldiers had
finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put
his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross.
Simon from Cyrene happened to be coming in from a farm, and they
forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Simon was the father of Alexander
and Rufus.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
The soldiers took Jesus to Golgotha, which means "Place of a Skull."
There they gave him some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain, but
he refused to drink it. They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to
see who would get his clothes. It was about nine o'clock in the
morning when they nailed him to the cross. On it was a sign that told
why he was nailed there. It read, "This is the King of the Jews." -
The soldiers also nailed two criminals on crosses, one to the right of
Jesus and the other to his left. People who passed by said terrible
things about Jesus. They shook their heads and shouted, "Ha! So you're
the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again
in three days. Save yourself and come down from the cross!" The chief
priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses also made fun of Jesus.
They said to each other, "He saved others, but he can't save himself.
If he is the Messiah, the king of Israel, let him come down from the
cross! Then we will see and believe." The two criminals also said
cruel things to Jesus.
The Death of Jesus
About noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until around three
o'clock. Then about that time Jesus shouted, "Eloi, Eloi, lema
sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?"
Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He is calling
for Elijah." One of them ran and grabbed a sponge. After he had
soaked it in wine, he put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. He
said, "Let's wait and see if Elijah will come and take him down!"
Jesus shouted and then died. At once the curtain in the temple tore in
two from top to bottom. A Roman army officer was standing in front of
Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, "This man really
was the Son of God!" Some women were looking on from a distance. They
had come with Jesus to Jerusalem. But even before this they had been
his followers and had helped him while he was in Galilee. Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph were
two of these women. Salome was also one of them."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
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