Markus 15 | New International Reader’s Version Nuova Riveduta 2006

Markus 15 | New International Reader’s Version

Jesus is brought to Pilate

1 It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate. 2 ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked Pilate. ‘You have said so,’ Jesus replied. 3 The chief priests brought many charges against him. 4 So Pilate asked him again, ‘Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they charge you with.’ 5 But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate was amazed. 6 It was the usual practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted. 7 A man named Barabbas was in prison. He was there with some other people who had fought against the country’s rulers. They had committed murder while they were fighting against the rulers. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did. 9 ‘Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?’ asked Pilate. 10 He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they wanted to get their own way. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd. So the crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead. 12 ‘Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?’ Pilate asked them. 13 ‘Crucify him!’ the crowd shouted. 14 ‘Why? What wrong has he done?’ asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder, ‘Crucify him!’ 15 Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.

The soldiers make fun of Jesus

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace. It was called the Praetorium. They called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 The soldiers put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head. 18 They began to call out to him, ‘We honour you, king of the Jews!’ 19 Again and again they hit him on the head with a stick. They spat on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honour him. 20 After they had made fun of him, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to nail him to a cross.

Jesus is nailed to a cross

21 A man named Simon was passing by. He was from Cyrene. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon was on his way in from the country. The soldiers forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull. 23 Then they gave him wine mixed with spices. But he did not take it. 24 They nailed him to the cross. Then they divided up his clothes. They cast lots to see what each of them would get. 25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 They wrote out the charge against him. It read, The King of the Jews. 27 They crucified with him two rebels against Rome. One was on his right and one was on his left. 29 Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads and said, ‘So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? 30 Then come down from the cross! Save yourself!’ 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law made fun of him among themselves. ‘He saved others,’ they said. ‘But he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross! When we see that, we will believe.’ Those who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.

Jesus dies

33 At noon, darkness covered the whole land. It lasted three hours. 34 At three o’clock in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ This means ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’ 35 Some of those standing nearby heard Jesus cry out. They said, ‘Listen! He’s calling for Elijah.’ 36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. ‘Leave him alone,’ he said. ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.’ 37 With a loud cry, Jesus took his last breath. 38 The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 A Roman commander was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. Then he said, ‘This man was surely the Son of God!’ 40 Not very far away, some women were watching. Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of the younger James and of Joseph, was also there. So was Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed Jesus. They had taken care of his needs. Many other women were also there. They had come up with him to Jerusalem.

Jesus is buried

42 It was the day before the Sabbath. That day was called Preparation Day. As evening approached, 43 Joseph went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a leading member of the Jewish Council. He was waiting for God’s kingdom. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. So he called for the Roman commander. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The commander said it was true. So Pilate gave the body to Joseph. 46 Then Joseph bought some linen cloth. He took down the body and wrapped it in the linen. He put it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body had been placed.

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Nuova Riveduta 2006

Gesù consegnato nelle mani di Pilato

1 La mattina presto i capi dei sacerdoti, con gli anziani, gli scribi e tutto il sinedrio, tenuto consiglio, legarono Gesù, lo portarono via e lo consegnarono a Pilato. 2 Pilato gli domandò: «Sei tu il re dei Giudei?» Gesù gli rispose: «Tu lo dici». 3 I capi dei sacerdoti lo accusavano di molte cose; 4 e Pilato di nuovo lo interrogò dicendo: «Non rispondi nulla? Vedi di quante cose ti accusano!» 5 Ma Gesù non rispose più nulla; e Pilato se ne meravigliava. 6 Ad ogni festa egli era solito liberare loro un carcerato, quello che essi domandavano. 7 Vi era allora in prigione un tale, chiamato Barabba, insieme ad alcuni ribelli i quali avevano commesso un omicidio durante una rivolta. 8 E la folla, salita, cominciò a chiedere che facesse per loro come era solito fare. 9 E Pilato rispose loro: «Volete che io vi liberi il re dei Giudei?» 10 Perché sapeva che i capi dei sacerdoti glielo avevano consegnato per invidia. 11 Ma i capi dei sacerdoti incitarono la folla perché piuttosto liberasse loro Barabba. 12 Pilato si rivolse di nuovo a loro, dicendo: «Che volete dunque che io faccia di colui che chiamate il re dei Giudei?» 13 Ed essi di nuovo gridarono: «Crocifiggilo!» 14 Pilato disse loro: «Ma che male ha fatto?» Ma essi gridarono più forte che mai: «Crocifiggilo!» 15 Pilato, volendo soddisfare la folla, liberò loro Barabba; e consegnò Gesù, dopo averlo flagellato, perché fosse crocifisso. 16 Allora i soldati lo condussero nel cortile interno, cioè dentro il pretorio, e radunarono tutta la coorte. 17 Lo vestirono di porpora e, dopo aver intrecciata una corona di spine, gliela misero sul capo 18 e cominciarono a salutarlo: «Salve, re dei Giudei!» 19 E gli percuotevano il capo con una canna, gli sputavano addosso e, mettendosi in ginocchio, si prostravano davanti a lui. 20 Dopo averlo schernito, lo spogliarono della porpora, lo rivestirono delle sue vesti e lo condussero fuori per crocifiggerlo.

La crocifissione di Gesù

21 Costrinsero a portare la croce di lui un certo Simone di Cirene, padre di Alessandro e di Rufo, che passava di là tornando dai campi. 22 E condussero Gesù al luogo detto Golgota, che tradotto vuol dire «luogo del teschio». 23 Gli diedero da bere del vino mescolato con mirra, ma non ne prese. 24 Poi lo crocifissero e si divisero le sue vesti, tirandole a sorte per sapere quello che ciascuno dovesse prendere. 25 Era l’ora terza* quando lo crocifissero. 26 L’iscrizione indicante il motivo della condanna diceva: «Il re dei Giudei». 27 Con lui crocifissero due ladroni, uno alla sua destra e l’altro alla sua sinistra. 28 [E si adempì la Scrittura che dice: «Egli è stato contato fra i malfattori»*.] 29 Quelli che passavano di là lo insultavano, scuotendo il capo e dicendo: «Eh, tu che distruggi il tempio e lo ricostruisci in tre giorni, 30 salva te stesso e scendi giù dalla croce!» 31 Allo stesso modo anche i capi dei sacerdoti con gli scribi, beffandosi, dicevano l’uno all’altro: «Ha salvato altri e non può salvare se stesso. 32 Il Cristo, il re d’Israele, scenda ora dalla croce, affinché vediamo e crediamo!» Anche quelli che erano stati crocifissi con lui lo insultavano. 33 Venuta l’ora sesta, si fecero tenebre su tutto il paese fino all’ora nona*. 34 All’ora nona Gesù gridò a gran voce: «Eloì, Eloì, lamà sabactàni?», che, tradotto, vuol dire: «Dio mio, Dio mio, perché mi hai abbandonato?»* 35 Alcuni dei presenti, udito ciò, dicevano: «Chiama Elia!» 36 Uno di loro corse e, dopo aver inzuppato d’aceto una spugna, la pose in cima a una canna e gli diede da bere, dicendo: «Aspettate, vediamo se Elia viene a farlo scendere». 37 Gesù, emesso un gran grido, rese lo spirito. 38 E la cortina del tempio* si squarciò in due, da cima a fondo. 39 E il centurione che era lì presente di fronte a Gesù, avendolo visto spirare in quel modo, disse: «Veramente quest’uomo era Figlio di Dio!» 40 Vi erano pure delle donne che guardavano da lontano. Tra di loro vi erano anche Maria Maddalena, Maria, madre di Giacomo il minore e di Iose, e Salome*, 41 che, mentre egli era in Galilea, lo seguivano e lo servivano, e molte altre che erano salite con lui a Gerusalemme.

Il seppellimento di Gesù

42 Essendo già sera (poiché era la Preparazione, cioè la vigilia del sabato), 43 venne Giuseppe d’Arimatea, illustre membro del Consiglio, il quale aspettava anch’egli il regno di Dio; e, fattosi coraggio, si presentò a Pilato e chiese il corpo di Gesù. 44 Pilato si meravigliò che fosse già morto; e, chiamato il centurione, gli domandò se fosse morto da molto tempo; 45 avutane conferma dal centurione, diede il corpo a Giuseppe. 46 Questi, comprato un lenzuolo e tratto Gesù giù dalla croce, lo avvolse nel lenzuolo e lo pose in una tomba scavata nella roccia; poi rotolò una pietra contro l’apertura del sepolcro. 47 E Maria Maddalena e Maria, madre di Iose, stavano a guardare dove veniva messo.