Mark - Chapter 15 | American Standard Version

  • 1. And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
  • 2. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, {cf6 Thou sayest.}
  • 3. And the chief priests accused him of many things.
  • 4. And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
  • 5. But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
  • 6. Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
  • 7. And there was one called Barabbas, {cf15i lying} bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
  • 8. And the multitude went up and began to ask him {cf15i to do} as he was wont to do unto them.
  • 9. And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
  • 10. For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
  • 11. But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
  • 12. And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
  • 13. And they cried out again, Crucify him.
  • 14. And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.
  • 15. And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
  • 16. And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
  • 17. And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
  • 18. and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
  • 19. And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
  • 20. And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
  • 21. And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go {cf15i with them}, that he might bear his cross.
  • 22. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
  • 23. And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
  • 24. And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.
  • 25. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
  • 26. And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • 27. And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
  • 28. {cf15i And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with transgressors.}
  • 29. And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
  • 30. save thyself, and come down from the cross.
  • 31. In like manner also the chief priests mocking {cf15i him} among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
  • 32. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
  • 33. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
  • 34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, {cf6 Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?} which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  • 35. And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
  • 36. And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
  • 37. And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
  • 38. And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
  • 39. And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
  • 40. And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom {cf15i were} both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
  • 41. who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.
  • 42. And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
  • 43. there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
  • 44. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
  • 45. And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
  • 46. And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
  • 47. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the {cf15i mother} of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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