Mark
15:16-47Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Mocked by
the Military
16 Then the
soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, headquarters) and called the
whole company together. 17 They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted
together a crown of thorns, and put it on Him. 18 And they began to salute
Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They kept hitting Him on
the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their
knees, they were paying Him homage. 20 When they had
mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple robe, put His clothes on Him,
and led Him out to crucify Him.
Crucified
between Two Criminals
21 They forced
a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’
cross. He was Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and
Rufus. 22 And they
brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Skull
Place). 23 They
tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take
it. 24 Then they
crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide
what each would get. 25 Now it was nine in the morning[a] when
they crucified Him. 26 The inscription of the charge written against
Him was:
THE KING OF
THE JEWS.
27 They crucified two
criminals[b] with
Him, one on His right and one on His left. [28 So the Scripture was
fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.][c][d] 29 Those who passed by
were yelling insults at[e]Him,
shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the
sanctuary and build it in three days, 30 save Yourself by coming
down from the cross!” 31 In the same way, the chief priests with the
scribes were mocking Him to one another and saying, “He saved others; He cannot
save Himself! 32 Let the
Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the
cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified
with Him were taunting Him.
The Death
of Jesus
33 When it
was noon,[f] darkness
came over the whole land[g] until
three in the afternoon.[h] 34 And at three[i] Jesus cried out with
a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi, lemá[j] sabachtháni?” which
is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”[k]
35 When some
of those standing there heard this, they said, “Look, He’s calling for
Elijah!” 36 Someone
ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a
drink, and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down!”
37 But Jesus
let out a loud cry and breathed His last. 38 Then the curtain of the
sanctuary[l] was
split in two from top to bottom. 39 When the centurion, who was standing opposite
Him, saw the way He[m] breathed
His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”[n]
40 There were
also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and
Salome. 41 When He
was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had
come up with Him to Jerusalem.
The
Burial of Jesus
42 When it
was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before
the Sabbath), 43 Joseph of
Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking
forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to
Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was surprised that
He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether He had
already died. 45 When he
found out from the centurion, he gave the corpse to Joseph. 46 After he bought some fine
linen, he took Him down and wrapped Him in the linen. Then he placed Him in a
tomb cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance to
the tomb. 47 Now Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where He was placed.
Questions
1.
Why did they dress Jesus in purple robe?
A. Purple is
the royal color. They did this to mock
Him even more.
2.
Who did they make carry the cross? And did he know Jesus?
A. Simon and
I’m not sure he ever met Jesus
3.
Why do you think Jesus did not accept the wine with myrrh?
A. Jesus
wants to stay focused and He doesn’t need any medicine to help Him cope with
the pain.
4.
How do you think Jesus’s followers felt about all the people mocking
Him and making fun of Jesus?
A. ?????
5.
How would you feel if darkness came over the whole land?
A. ?????
6.
What is the curtain of the sanctuary? And what happened to it?
A. The
curtain separated the Holy of Holies. It
a virtual wall that separate God from His people. When Jesus died the curtain tore in
half. We don’t need the Holy of Holies
anymore. We get to go straight to Jesus.
