Mark - Chapter 15 | New King James Version

  • 1. Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
  • 2. Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, "It is as you say."
  • 3. And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.
  • 4. Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!" {cf2super [78]}
  • 5. But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.
  • 6. Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.
  • 7. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion.
  • 8. Then the multitude, crying aloud, {cf2super [79]} began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them.
  • 9. But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
  • 10. For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
  • 11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
  • 12. Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
  • 13. So they cried out again, "Crucify Him!"
  • 14. Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!"
  • 15. So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.
  • 16. Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.
  • 17. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,
  • 18. and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
  • 19. Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.
  • 20. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
  • 21. Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.
  • 22. And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
  • 23. Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.
  • 24. And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.
  • 25. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.
  • 26. And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • 27. With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.
  • 28. So the Scripture was fulfilled {cf2super [80]} which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors." {cf2super [81]}
  • 29. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
  • 30. save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
  • 31. Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save.
  • 32. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." {cf2super [82]} Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.
  • 33. Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
  • 34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" {cf2super [83]}
  • 35. Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!"
  • 36. Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."
  • 37. And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
  • 38. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
  • 39. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, {cf2super [84]} he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"
  • 40. There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
  • 41. who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
  • 42. Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
  • 43. Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
  • 44. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
  • 45. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
  • 46. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
  • 47. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
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