Mark 15:20-41

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v. 20 And while the soldiers humiliated and taunted him, they dressed him in his own clothes in place of the purple robe, and they led Jesus out so they could crucify him.

v. 21 Then they conscripted Simon from Cyrene, Alexander and Rufus’s father, as he passed by while visiting from the surrounding farmlands and they made him carry his cross.

v. 22 And they goaded him toward Golgotha – the name translated as the place of the skull.

v. 23 They gave him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it;

v. 24 And once they had crucified him, they then divided his clothes by casting dice to see who would get what item.

v. 25 They crucified him at 9 in the morning;

v. 26 And the crime inscribed against him was this: The King of the Jews.

v. 27 They also crucified with him two thieves, one to his right and one to his left. (v. 28 And this fulfilled the Scripture that says: “He was numbered among the criminals.”)

v. 29-30 And those parading by disparaged and cursed him. They shook their heads and exclaimed: “See here! It’s the one who claimed to tear down the temple and build it back in three days! Save yourself! Come down from that cross!”

v. 31-32 In the same way, the chief priests scoffed among themselves along with the scribes: “He delivered others, but he can’t even save himself! The Messiah! The King of Israel! Let him come down from the Cross so we might see and believe!” And those being crucified with Him berated him, too.

v. 33-34 Then, at noon darkness covered the land until three in the afternoon. Jesus, at that hour, cried loudly: “’Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani!’ (Which translates as: ‘My God, my God, why have your abandoned me?’”

v. 35 And some of those standing nearby heard Jesus and said, “Listen, he’s calling on Elijah!”

v. 36 Then someone again ran over and soaked a sponge in soured wine, put in on the end of a staff, and gave it to Jesus to drink, while saying: “Leave him alone and let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down!”

v. 37 Then, Jesus groaned aloud and breathed his last breath.

v. 38 At that moment, the curtain in the temple was ripped open from top to bottom into two pieces.

 v. 39 Also, the captain of the soldiers who was standing across from him, saw the moment Jesus breathed his last, exclaimed: “Without a doubt, this man was the son of God!”

v. 40-41 And there were also women watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (Little James’ and Joseph’s mother), and Salome; they were the ones who followed him when Jesus was in Galilee. They attended him along with many others who came up with him to Jerusalem.