Mark 15

"The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor's headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. They dressed him..."

"[During Jesus' trial,] the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer them? What about all..."

"And [the soldiers] brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull"). They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he..."

"Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner — anyone the people requested. One of the prisoners..."

"Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law — the entire high council — met to discuss their next..."

"[After the crowd called for the release of Barabbas,] Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?" They..."

"[When Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body,] Pilate couldn't believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if..."

"[Jesus' crucifixion] happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea took a risk..."

"Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom."

""Would you like me to release to you this 'King of the Jews'?" Pilate asked [the crowd]. (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested..."

"It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified [Jesus]. A sign announced the charge against him. It read, "The King of the Jews.""

"The people passing by [Jesus on the cross] shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "Ha! Look at you now!" they yelled at him. "You said you..."

"Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. They had...."

"At noon [when Jesus was crucified], darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice,..."

"Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought [Jesus] was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine,..."

"Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left."

"So to pacify the crowd [that wanted Jesus to be crucified], Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then....."

"A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside [as Jesus was led away to be crucified], and the soldiers forced him....."

"[Jesus' crucifixion] happened on* the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. * The NLT translators added "Friday" to the text here...."

"Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus' body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been...."

"The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus [on the cross]. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself!""

"Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last."

"When [the soldiers] were finally tired of mocking [Jesus], they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away...."

"[After Pilate asked the crowd if he should release Jesus,] the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of..."

"[The religious leaders continued mocking Jesus, saying,] "Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe..."

"When the Roman officer who stood facing [Jesus] saw how he had died, he exclaimed, "This man truly was the Son of God!""

"A golden truth is couched in the fact that the Saviour put the myrrhed wine-cup from his lips. On the heights of heaven the Son of God stood of old,....."

"Then the soldiers nailed [Jesus] to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece."

"Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus' body was laid."

"[The crowd shouted that they wanted Jesus crucified.] "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?" But the mob roared even louder,..."