Mark 14:11-15:26

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ They were delighted when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Last Passover

^12 (A)On the first day of ^[a](B)Unleavened Bread, when ^[b]the Passover lamb was being ^(C)sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?” ¹³ And He *sent two of His disciples and *said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him; ¹⁴ and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My ^(D)guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ ¹⁵ And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.” ¹⁶ The disciples left and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (E)When it was evening He *came with the twelve. ¹⁸ And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will ^[c]betray Me—^[d]one who is eating with Me.” ¹⁹ They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?” ²⁰ But He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, the one who dips bread with Me in the bowl. ²¹ For the Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man ^[e]by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good ^[f]for that man if he had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

^22 (F)While they were eating, He took some bread, and ^[g]after a ^(G)blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.” ²³ And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. ²⁴ And He said to them, “This is My ^(H)blood of the ^(I)covenant, which is being poured out for many. ²⁵ Truly I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again, until that day when I drink it, new, in the kingdom of God.”

^26 (J)And after singing a ^[h]hymn, they went out to ^(K)the Mount of Olives.

^27 (L)And Jesus *said to them, “You will all ^[i]fall away, because it is written: ‘^(M)I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised, ^(N)I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” ²⁹ But Peter said to Him, “Even if they all ^[j]fall away, yet I will not!” ³⁰ And Jesus *said to him, “Truly I say to you, that ^[k](O)this very night, before ^(P)a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.” ³¹ But ^[l]Peter repeatedly said insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing as well.

Jesus in Gethsemane

^32 (Q)They *came to a place named ^[m]Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.” ³³ And He *took with Him Peter, ^[n]James, and John, and began to be very ^(R)distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And He *said to them, “^(S)My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and ^[o]keep watch.” ³⁵ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, ^(T)the hour might ^[p]pass Him by. ³⁶ And He was saying, “^(U)Abba! ^[q]Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^(V)yet not what I will, but what You will.” ³⁷ And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not ^[r]keep watch for one hour? ^38 [s](W)Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again He went away and prayed, saying the same ^[t]words. ⁴⁰ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to say in reply to Him. ⁴¹ And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. ^(X)The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ^[u]betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Get up, let’s go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!”

Betrayal and Arrest

^43 (Y)And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up, ^[v]accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs who were from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him and lead Him away ^[w]under guard.” ⁴⁵ And after coming, Judas immediately went to Him and *said, “^(Z)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him and arrested Him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^[x]cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a man inciting a revolt? ⁴⁹ Every day I was with you ^(AA)within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me; but this has taken place so that the Scriptures will be fulfilled.” ⁵⁰ And ^[y]His disciples all left Him and fled.

⁵¹ A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him. ⁵² But he ^[z]pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

^53 (AB)They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes *gathered together. ⁵⁴ And Peter had followed Him at a distance, ^(AC)right into ^(AD)the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the ^[aa]officers and ^(AE)warming himself at the ^[ab]fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the entire ^[ac](AF)Council were trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. ⁵⁶ For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent. ⁵⁷ And then some stood up and began giving false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We heard Him say, ‘^(AG)I will destroy this ^[ad]temple that was made by hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.’” ⁵⁹ And not even in this respect was their testimony consistent. ⁶⁰ And then the high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?” ^61 (AH)But He kept silent and did not offer any answer. ^(AI)Again the high priest was questioning Him, and *said to Him, “Are You the ^[ae]Christ, the Son of ^[af]the Blessed One?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see ^(AJ)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and ^(AK)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ^63 (AL)Tearing his clothes, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard the ^(AM)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to ^(AN)spit on Him, and ^[ag](AO)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “^(AP)Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him ^[ah]and slapped Him in the face.

Peter’s Denials

^66 (AQ)And while Peter was below in ^(AR)the courtyard, one of the slave women of the high priest *came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(AS)warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You were with Jesus the ^(AT)Nazarene as well.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he ^(AU)went out onto the ^[ai]porch.^{[aj] 69} The slave woman saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!” ⁷⁰ But again ^(AV)he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “You really are one of them, ^(AW)for you are a Galilean as well.” ⁷¹ But he began to ^[ak]curse himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!” ⁷² And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before ^(AX)a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And ^[al]he hurried on and began to weep.

Jesus before Pilate

15 ^(AY)Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders, scribes, and the entire ^[am](AZ)Council immediately held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate. ^2 (BA)Pilate questioned Him: “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.” ³ And the chief priests started accusing Him ^[an]of many things. ⁴ But Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You offer nothing in answer? See how many charges they are bringing against You!” ⁵ But Jesus ^(BB)said nothing further in answer, so Pilate was amazed.

^6 (BC)Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷ And the one named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. ⁸ And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. ⁹ Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ^(BD)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. ¹² And responding again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ They shouted ^[ao]back, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁴ But Pilate said to them, “Why, what ^[ap]evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁵ Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ^(BE)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (BF)Now the soldiers took Him away into ^(BG)the ^[aq]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman ^[ar](BH)cohort. ¹⁷ And they *dressed Him in ^[as]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; ¹⁸ and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they repeatedly beat His head with a ^[at]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. ²⁰ And after they had mocked Him, they took the ^[au]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

^21 (BI)And they *compelled a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and ^(BJ)Rufus), to carry His cross.

The Crucifixion

^22 (BK)Then they *brought Him to the place ^(BL)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ²³ And they tried to give Him ^(BM)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. ²⁴ And they *crucified Him, and *^(BN)divided up His garments among themselves, casting ^[av]lots for them to decide ^[aw]what each man would take. ²⁵ Now it was the ^[ax](BO)third hour ^[ay]when they crucified Him. ²⁶ The inscription of the charge against Him ^[az]read, “^(BP)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”