Mark 14:12-15:47

English Standard Version

The Passover with the Disciples

^12 (A)And on ^(B)the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they ^(C)sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” ¹³ And he sent ^(D)two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, ¹⁴ and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ^(E)‘The Teacher says, Where is ^(F)my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹⁵ And he will show you ^(G)a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.” ¹⁶ And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (H)And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. ¹⁸ And as they were reclining at table and eating, ^(I)Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, ^(J)one who is eating with me.” ¹⁹ They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” ²⁰ He said to them, “It is ^(K)one of the twelve, ^(L)one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. ²¹ For the Son of Man goes ^(M)as it is written of him, but ^(N)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(O)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^22 (P)And as they were eating, he took bread, and after ^(Q)blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; ^(R)this is my body.” ²³ And he took a cup, and when he had ^(S)given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. ²⁴ And he said to them, ^(T)“This is my ^(U)blood of the^[a] covenant, which is poured out for ^(V)many. ²⁵ Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

^26 (W)And when they had sung a hymn, ^(X)they went out to ^(Y)the Mount of Olives. ²⁷ And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will ^(Z)strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised up, ^(AA)I will go before you to Galilee.” ^29 (AB)Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” ³⁰ And ^(AC)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before ^(AD)the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” ³¹ But ^(AE)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32 (AF)And they went ^(AG)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And he took with him ^(AH)Peter and James and John, and began ^(AI)to be greatly distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And he said to them, ^(AJ)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ^(AK)watch.”^{[b] 35} And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ^(AL)and prayed that, if it were possible, ^(AM)the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said, ^(AN)“Abba, Father, ^(AO)all things are possible for you. Remove ^(AP)this cup from me. ^(AQ)Yet not what I will, but what you will.” ³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? ^38 (AR)Watch and ^(AS)pray that you may not ^(AT)enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again he went away and prayed, ^(AU)saying the same words. ⁴⁰ And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(AV)their eyes were very heavy, and ^(AW)they did not know what to answer him. ⁴¹ And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? ^(AX)It is enough; ^(AY)the hour has come. ^(AZ)The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (BA)And immediately, while he was still speaking, ^(BB)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ^(BC)“Rabbi!” And he ^(BD)kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his ^(BE)sword and struck the servant^[c] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? ^49 (BF)Day after day I was with you in the temple ^(BG)teaching, and you did not seize me. But ^(BH)let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” ^50 (BI)And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

⁵¹ And a young man followed him, with nothing but ^(BJ)a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, ⁵² but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

^53 (BK)And ^(BL)they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ^54 (BM)And ^(BN)Peter had followed him at a distance, ^(BO)right into ^(BP)the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^(BQ)the guards and ^(BR)warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole council^[d] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ^56 (BS)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^(BT)did not agree. ⁵⁷ And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ^58 (BU)“We heard him say, ^(BV)‘I will destroy this temple ^(BW)that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^(BX)not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰ And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[e] 61} But ^(BY)he remained silent and made no answer. ^(BZ)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you ^(CA)the Christ, the Son of ^(CB)the Blessed?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am, and ^(CC)you will see the Son of Man ^(CD)seated at the right hand of Power, and ^(CE)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³ And the high priest ^(CF)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴ You have heard ^(CG)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^(CH)all condemned him as ^(CI)deserving death. ^65 (CJ)And some began ^(CK)to spit on him and ^(CL)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(CM)with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

^66 (CN)And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(CO)warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway^[f] and ^(CP)the rooster crowed.^{[g] 69} And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” ⁷⁰ But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” ⁷¹ But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” ⁷² And immediately the rooster crowed ^(CQ)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(CR)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(CS)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[h]

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

15 ^(CT)And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests ^(CU)held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And ^(CV)they bound Jesus and ^(CW)led him away and ^(CX)delivered him over to ^(CY)Pilate. ^2 (CZ)And Pilate asked him, ^(DA)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(DB)“You have said so.” ³ And the chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ And Pilate again asked him, ^(DC)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” ⁵ But Jesus ^(DD)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^6 (DE)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. ⁷ And among the rebels in prison, who had ^(DF)committed murder ^(DG)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. ⁸ And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. ⁹ And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he perceived that ^(DH)it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. ¹² And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with ^(DI)the man you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” ¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, “Why? ^(DJ)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” ¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having ^(DK)scourged^[i] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (DL)And the soldiers led him away inside ^(DM)the palace (that is, ^(DN)the governor's headquarters),^[j] and they called together the whole ^(DO)battalion.^{[k] 17} And they clothed him in ^(DP)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute him, ^(DQ)“Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they were striking his head with a reed and ^(DR)spitting on him and ^(DS)kneeling down in homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had ^(DT)mocked him, they stripped him of ^(DU)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they ^(DV)led him out to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^21 (DW)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. ^22 (DX)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). ²³ And they offered him wine mixed with ^(DY)myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him and ^(DZ)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. ²⁵ And ^(EA)it was the third hour^[l] when they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against him read, ^(EB)“The King of the Jews.” ²⁷ And with him they crucified two ^(EC)robbers, ^(ED)one on his right and one on his left.^{[m] 29} And ^(EE)those who passed by derided him, ^(EF)wagging their heads and saying, ^(EG)“Aha! ^(EH)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself, and come down from the cross!” ³¹ So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, ^(EI)“He saved others; ^(EJ)he cannot save himself. ³² Let ^(EK)the Christ, ^(EL)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may ^(EM)see and believe.” ^(EN)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

The Death of Jesus

³³ And when the sixth hour^[n] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.^{[o] 34} And at the ninth hour Jesus ^(EO)cried with a loud voice, ^(EP)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ³⁵ And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” ³⁶ And someone ran and filled a sponge with ^(EQ)sour wine, put it on a reed ^(ER)and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” ³⁷ And Jesus ^(ES)uttered a loud cry and ^(ET)breathed his last. ³⁸ And ^(EU)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ^39 (EV)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he^[p] breathed his last, he said, ^(EW)“Truly this man was the Son^[q] of God!”

⁴⁰ There were also ^(EX)women looking on ^(EY)from a distance, among whom were ^(EZ)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and ^(FA)Salome. ⁴¹ When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ^(FB)ministered to him, and there were also many other women who ^(FC)came up with him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (FD)And when evening had come, since it was ^(FE)the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, ^(FF)a respected member of the council, who ^(FG)was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.^[r] And summoning ^(FH)the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. ⁴⁵ And when he learned from ^(FI)the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. ⁴⁶ And Joseph^[s] bought ^(FJ)a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and ^(FK)laid him in a tomb ^(FL)that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled ^(FM)a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ^47 (FN)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.