New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 15

Jesus before Pilate

1EarlyG2117in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749with the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,and the entireὅλονholonG3650Councilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892immediatelyG2117heldποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160a consultationσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824;and they boundδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and ledG667Him awayἀπήνεγκανapēnegkanG667,and turnedG3860Him overG3860to PilateΠιλάτῳ.¶PilatōG4091.

2PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him: “SoYou are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶς λέγει·apokritheis legeiG611 G3004him, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

3And the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749startedaccusingκατηγόρουνkatēgorounG2723Himof manyπολλά.¶pollaG4183thingsG4183.

4But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Him againπάλινpalinG3825,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do You offerG611nothingοὐδέν;oudenG3762inG611answerἀποκρίνῃapokrinēG611?SeeἴδεideG2396howπόσαposaG4214manyG4214chargesG2723they are bringingG2723againstG2723You!”

5But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG611nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762furtherG3765inG611answerἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,soὥστεhōsteG5620PilateΠιλᾶτον.PilatonG4091wasG2296amazedθαυμάζεινthaumazeinG2296.

6NowδὲdeG1161at the PassoverFeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859he used to releaseἀπέλυενapeluenG630for them anyoneἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198whomὃνhonG3739they requestedπαρῃτοῦντο.parētountoG3868.

7And the one namedλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbasG912had beenἦνēnG1510imprisonedδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with the rebelsG4714whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748had committedπεποιήκεισαν.pepoiēkeisanG4160murderφόνονphononG5408in the revoltG4714.

8And the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793wentG305upG305and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757askingαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154Pilate to doas he had been accustomed to doἐποίειepoieiG4160for them.

9PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

10For he was awareἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097that the chiefἀρχιερεῖς.archiereisG749priestsG749had handedG3860Him overG3860becauseδιὰdiaG1223of envyφθόνονphthononG5355.

11But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749stirredG383upG383the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to ask himto releaseἀπολύσῃapolusēG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

12And respondingἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611againπάλινpalinG3825,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with Him whomὃνhonG3739you callλέγετεlegeteG3004the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

13They shoutedἔκραξαν·ekraxanG2896backπάλινpalinG3825, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Him!”

14But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακόν;kakonG2556has He doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?”But they shoutedἔκραξαν·ekraxanG2896allG4057theG4057moreG4057, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Him!”

15IntentβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014on satisfyingἱκανὸν ποιῆσαιhikanon poiēsaiG4160 G2425the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them, and after having JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424floggedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417,he handedG3860Him overG3860to be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.

Jesus Is Mocked

16NowδὲdeG1161the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757tookG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520into thepalaceαὐλῆς,aulēsG833(that is, the Praetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232),and they calledG4779togetherσυγκαλοῦσινsugkalousinG4779the wholeὅληνholēnG3650RomancohortσπεῖρανspeiranG4686.

17And they dressedἐνδιδύσκουσινendiduskousinG1737Him inpurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209,and after twistingG4120togetherπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκάνθινονakanthinonG174,they putπεριτιθέασινperititheasinG4060it on Him;

18and they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757salutingἀσπάζεσθαιaspazesthaiG782Him: “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”

19And they repeatedlybeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776with areedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563and spitG1716onG1716Him, and kneelingτιθέντες γόναταtithentes gonataG1119 G5087,they bowedG4352downπροσεκύνουνprosekunounG4352beforeG4352Him.

20And afterὅτεhoteG3753they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, they tookG1562thepurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209cloakoffG1562Him and putἐνέδυσανenedusanG1746His owngarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on Him. And they ledG1806Him outG1806to crucifyσταυρώσωσινstaurōsōsinG4717Him.

21And they compelledἀγγαρεύουσινangareuousinG29a passer-byπαράγοντάparagontaG3855comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064from the countryἀγροῦ,agrouG68,SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613ofG2956CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956(the fatherπατέραpateraG3962of AlexanderἈλεξάνδρουAlexandrouG223andRufusῬούφου,RhouphouG4504),to carryἄρῃarēG142His crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716.

The Crucifixion

22ThenκαὶkaiG2532they broughtφέρουσινpherousinG5342Him to the placeτόπον,toponG5117GolgothaΓολγοθᾶνGolgothanG1115,whichὅhoG3739is translatedμεθερμηνευόμενον,methermēneuomenonG3177,Placeτόπος.toposG5117of a SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898.

23And they tried to giveἐδίδουνedidounG1325Himwineοἶνον·oinonG3631mixedG4669withG4669myrrhG4669;but He did not takeἔλαβεν.¶elabenG2983it.

24And they crucifiedσταυροῦσινstaurousinG4717Him, anddividedδιαμερίζονταιdiamerizontaiG1266upG1266His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves, castingβάλλοντεςballontesG906lotsκλῆρονklēronG2819for them to decidewhatG5101eachG5101manG5101would takeἄρῃ.arēG142.

25NowδὲdeG1161it was thethirdτρίτη,tritēG5154hourὥραhōraG5610whenκαὶkaiG2532they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him.

26The inscriptionἐπιγραφὴepigraphēG1923of the chargeαἰτίαςaitiasG156against Himreadἐπιγεγραμμένη·epigegrammenēG1924, “THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.”

27And they crucifiedσταυροῦσινstaurousinG4717twoδύοduoG1417rebelsλῃστάς,lēstasG3027with Him, oneἕναhenaG1520on His rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and oneἕναhenaG1520on His leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176.

29ThoseG3588passingπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899by werehurlingG987abuseG987at Him,shakingκινοῦντεςkinountesG2795their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HaΟὐά,OuaG3758! You who are going todestroyκαταλύωνkataluōnG2647the templeναὸνnaonG3485and rebuildοἰκοδομῶνoikodomōnG3618it in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250,

30saveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572by comingG2597downG2597from the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716!”

31In the sameG3668wayG3668the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749alsoκαὶkaiG2532,along with the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,were mockingἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesG1702HimamongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240and sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;He cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756saveσῶσαι·sōsaiG4982Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438!

32Let thisChristχριστός,christosG5547,the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,comeG2597downG2597nowνῦνnunG3568from the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716,soG2443thatG2443we may seeG3708and believeπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100!”ThoseG3588who were crucifiedσυνεσταυρωμένοιsunestaurōmenoiG4957with Him were alsoG2532insultingὠνείδιζονōneidizonG3679Him.

33When thesixthἕκτηςhektēsG1623hourὥραςhōrasG5610cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,darknessσκότοςskotosG4655fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the wholeὅληνholēnG3650landγῆνgēnG1093untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theninthG1729hourὥραςhōrasG5610.

34At theninthG1729hourὥρᾳhōraG5610JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG994outG994with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “EloiελωιelōiG1682,Eloiελωι,elōiG1682,lemaλεμαlemaG2982sabaktaneiσαβαχθανι;sabachthaniG4518?”whichὅhoG3739is translatedμεθερμηνευόμενον·methermēneuomenonG3177, “My GodθεόςtheosG2316,My GodθεόςtheosG2316,whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519 G5101have You forsakenἐγκατέλιπέςegkatelipesG1459Me?”

35And when someτινεςtinesG5100of the bystandersπαρεστηκότωνparestēkotōnG3936heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191Him, they begansayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Lookἴδε,ideG2396!He is callingφωνεῖ.phōneiG5455for ElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243!”

36And someoneτιςtisG5100ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143and filledγεμίσαςgemisasG1072a spongeσπόγγονspongonG4699with sourG3690wineG3690,putπεριθεὶςperitheisG4060it on a reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,and gaveG4222Him aG4222drinkἐπότιζενepotizenG4222,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Letἄφετε,apheteG863us seeG3708ifεἰeiG1487ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to takeG2507Him downκαθελεῖνkatheleinG2507.”

37But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424letG863outG863a loudμεγάληνmegalēnG3173cryφωνὴνphōnēnG5456, anddiedἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenG1606.

38And the veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665of the templeναοῦnaouG3485was tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977in twoδύοduoG1417from topἄνωθενanōthenG509to bottomκάτω.katōG2736.

39And when the centurionκεντυρίωνkenturiōnG2760,who was standingπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936rightG1727inG1727frontG1727of Him, sawG3708that Hediedἐξέπνευσεν,exepneusenG1606inG3779thisG3779wayG3779,he saidG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ManἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”

40NowδὲdeG1161there were alsoG2532somewomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135watchingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,amongἐνenG1722whomαἷςhaisG3739wereMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385theLessμικροῦmikrouG3398and JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500, andSalomeΣαλώμη,SalōmēG4539.

41WhenὅτεhoteG3753He was in GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056,they used to followἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190Him andserveδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247Him; and there weremanyπολλαὶpollaiG4183otherἄλλαιallaiG243womenG243who cameσυναναβᾶσαιsunanabasaiG4872up with Him to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414.

Jesus Is Buried

42When eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235comeγενομένης,genomenēsG1096,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it wasthe preparationπαρασκευὴparaskeuēG3904dayG3904,that is, the dayG4315beforeG4315theG4315SabbathG4315,

43JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501of ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064, aprominentεὐσχήμωνeuschēmōnG2158memberβουλευτὴςbouleutēsG1010ofG1010theG1010CouncilG1010,whoὃςhosG3739was himselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2532waitingπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327for the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; and hegatheredG5111upG5111courageG5111and wentG1525inG1525beforeπρὸςprosG4314PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091,and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154for the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

44NowδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091wonderedἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296ifεἰeiG1487He was deadτέθνηκεν,tethnēkenG2348byG2235thisG2235timeG2235,and summoningπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341the centurionκεντυρίωναkenturiōnaG2760,he questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him as to whetherεἰeiG1487He was alreadyG2235deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

45And after learningγνοὺςgnousG1097this fromthe centurionκεντυρίωνοςkenturiōnosG2760,he grantedἐδωρήσατοedōrēsatoG1433the bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430to JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

46Joseph boughtἀγοράσαςagorasasG59a linenσινδόνα,sindonaG4616clothσινδόνιsindoniG4616,tookG2507Him downκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507,wrappedἐνείλησενeneilēsenG1750Him in the linenG4616clothG4616,and laidG2698Him in a tombG3418whichὃhoG3739had beenἦνēnG1510cutλελατομημένονlelatomēmenonG2998outG2998in the rockπέτραςpetrasG4073;and he rolledπροσεκύλισενprosekulisenG4351a stoneλίθονlithonG3037againstἐπὶepiG1909the entranceθύρανthuranG2374of the tombG3419.

47MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094and MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the motherof JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500were watchingἐθεώρουνetheōrounG2334to seewhereποῦpouG4226He was laidτέθειται.¶tetheitaiG5087.

Jesus before Pilate

Jesus Is Mocked

The Crucifixion

Jesus Is Buried

Commentaries on Mark 15