Mark 15

¹And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests, having held a consultation with the elders and the scribes, and the whole council, bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

²And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering saith to him, I am.

³And the chief priests brought many charges against him.

⁴And Pilate asked him again, Dost thou make no answer? See what things they are testifying against thee!

⁵But Jesus made no further answer; so that Pilate marveled.

⁶Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.

⁷And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with insurgents who had committed murder in the insurrection.

⁸And the multitude, coming up, began to ask him to do as he had been wont to do for them.

⁹And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews?

¹⁰For he knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to them Barabbas.

¹²And Pilate answering again said to them, What then would ye have me do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews?

¹³And they cried out again, Crucify him!

¹⁴Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more, Crucify him!

¹⁵And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas; and, when he had scourged Jesus, delivered him up to be crucified.

¹⁶And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

¹⁷And they clothe him with purple, and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

¹⁸And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews!

¹⁹And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and kneeling down, did him homage.

²⁰And after they had made sport of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, and put his own garments on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.

²¹And they compel one Simon a Cyrenaean, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

²²And they bring him to the place Golgotha; which is, when interpreted, Place of a Skull.

²³And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.

²⁴And they crucify him, and divide his garments, casting lots for them, what each should take.

²⁵And it was the third hour when they crucified him.

²⁶And on the cross the inscription of the charge against him was written: "The king of the Jews."

²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

²⁹And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days,

³⁰save thyself, and come down from the cross.

³¹In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes, making sport among themselves, said, He saved others, cannot he save himself?

³²Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him were reviling him.

³³And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

³⁴And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which is, when interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

³⁵And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See! he is calling for Elijah.

³⁶And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, Hold! Let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.

³⁷And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.

³⁸And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

³⁹And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that he so expired, said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

⁴⁰There were also women looking on from a distance; among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

⁴¹who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and rendered him their services; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴²And evening having now come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

⁴³Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable councilor, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came, and boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long dead.

⁴⁵And having been informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

⁴⁶And having bought fine linen, he took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.

⁴⁷And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

Mark 15

¹And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

²And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

³And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

⁴And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

⁵But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

⁶Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

⁷And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

⁸And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

⁹But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

¹⁰For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

¹¹But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

¹²And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

¹³And they cried out again, Crucify him.

¹⁴Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

¹⁵And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

¹⁶And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band.

¹⁷And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

¹⁸And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

¹⁹And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

²⁰And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

²¹And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

²²And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

²³And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

²⁴And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

²⁵And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

²⁶And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁷And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

²⁸And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

²⁹And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

³⁰Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

³¹Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

³²Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

³³And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

³⁴And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

³⁵And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

³⁶And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

³⁷And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

³⁸And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

³⁹And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

⁴⁰There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

⁴¹(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

⁴²And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

⁴⁵And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

⁴⁶And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

⁴⁷And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.