THE
BOOK OF MARK
Mark Chapter 15
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¶ As soon as it was morning the chief priests held a consultation with the
elders, the scribes and the entire Sanhedrin, and after tying Jesus’ hands, led
him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
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And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered, It
is as you say.
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And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he made no reply.
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So Pilate again asked him, Have you no answer? look at how many accusations
they are bringing against you.
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But Jesus still said nothing; and Pilate was amazed.
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Now at that festival Pilate would release one prisoner, whoever they
wanted.
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And there was one named Barabbas, who had
committed murder during an insurrection, and was in prison along with those
involved in insurrection with him.
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And the throng came up and started to ask Pilate to do what he usually
did for them.
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But Pilate answered them, by asking, Do you want me to release the King of the
Jews for you?
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Because he knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over because they were
jealous.
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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.
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And Pilate responded by asking, What then shall I shall do with the one
you call the King of the Jews?
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And they again shouted, Crucify him.
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Then Pilate asked, Why, what evil has he done? And they shouted all the more,
Crucify him.
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¶ And so Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and after having Jesus scourged, handed him
over to be crucified.
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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called the Praetorium;
and called the entire company together.
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And they put a purple robe on him, and wove a crown of thorns, and put it on
his head,
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And began to call out to him, Hail, King of the Jews!
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And they hit him on the head with a reed, and spit on him, and falling on their
knees worshipped him.
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And after they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off of him, and
put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
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And they compelled Simon a Cyrenian, who was passing
by on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear
his cross.
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¶ And they brought him to the place called
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Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink: but he refused it.
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And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing, by casting lots for
them, to see what each one should get.
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And it was the third hour, when they crucified him.
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And the inscription over him listing the charges read, THE KING OF THE
JEWS.
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And they crucified two thieves with him; one at his right hand, and the other
at his left.
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Thus fulfilling the scripture, that says, And he was numbered with the
transgressors.
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And those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads, and saying,
Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
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Save yourself, and come down from the cross.
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In the same way the chief priests and scribes mocked him among themselves
saying, He saved others; but cannot save himself.
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Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and
believe. And those who were crucified with him also mocked him.
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¶ And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour.
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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama
sabachthani? which translated means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
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And some of those who stood by, upon hearing it, said, Listen, he calls
Elijah.
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And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave it to him to drink, saying, Leave him alone now;
let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.
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And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
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And the veil of the temple was ripped in two from the top to the bottom.
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And when the centurion, who stood in front of him, heard his cry, and saw him
die, he said, Surely this man was God’s Son.
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There were also women watching from a distance: among whom was Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses,
and Salome;
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(Who, when he was in Galilee, used to follow him, and cared for his needs;) and
many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
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¶ Now when the evening had come, because it was the day of preparation,
that is, the day before the sabbath,
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Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent member of the
council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate,
and asked for the body of Jesus.
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And Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead: and summoning the
centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
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And when he was told by the centurion that it was so, he gave the body
to Joseph.
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And he bought fine linen, and took Jesus down, and wrapped him in the linen,
and placed him in a tomb that had been cut into the rock, and rolled a stone
against the entrance to the tomb.
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And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
saw where he was laid.