Mark 15

About Mark Mark is the shortest Gospel, a fast-moving account of Jesus' actions, his suffering and his resurrection.

And 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.SelectedMark 15:1Ask

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.SelectedMark 15:2Ask

And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.SelectedMark 15:3Ask

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.SelectedMark 15:4Ask

But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.SelectedMark 15:5Ask

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.SelectedMark 15:6Ask

And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.SelectedMark 15:7Ask

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.SelectedMark 15:8Ask

But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?SelectedMark 15:9Ask

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.SelectedMark 15:10Ask

But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.SelectedMark 15:11Ask

And 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?SelectedMark 15:12Ask

And they cried out again, Crucify him.SelectedMark 15:13Ask

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.SelectedMark 15:14Ask

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

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.SelectedMark 15:16Ask

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,SelectedMark 15:17Ask

And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!SelectedMark 15:18Ask

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.SelectedMark 15:19Ask

And 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.SelectedMark 15:20Ask

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.SelectedMark 15:21Ask

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.SelectedMark 15:22Ask

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.SelectedMark 15:23Ask

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.SelectedMark 15:24Ask

And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.SelectedMark 15:25Ask

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.SelectedMark 15:26Ask

And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.SelectedMark 15:27Ask

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.SelectedMark 15:28Ask

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,SelectedMark 15:29Ask

Save thyself, and come down from the cross.SelectedMark 15:30Ask

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.SelectedMark 15:31Ask

Let 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.SelectedMark 15:32Ask

And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.SelectedMark 15:33Ask

And 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?SelectedMark 15:34Ask

And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.SelectedMark 15:35Ask

And 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.SelectedMark 15:36Ask

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.SelectedMark 15:37Ask

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.SelectedMark 15:38Ask

And 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.SelectedMark 15:39Ask

There 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;SelectedMark 15:40Ask

(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.SelectedMark 15:41Ask

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,SelectedMark 15:42Ask

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.SelectedMark 15:43Ask

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.SelectedMark 15:44Ask

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.SelectedMark 15:45Ask

And 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.SelectedMark 15:46Ask

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.SelectedMark 15:47Ask

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