Mark 15:1-20
- 1
- 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.
- 2
- And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
- 3
- And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
- 4
- And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
- 5
- But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
- 6
- Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
- 7
- And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
- 8
- And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
- 9
- But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
- 10
- For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
- 11
- But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
- 12
- 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?
- 13
- And they cried out again, Crucify him.
- 14
- Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
- 15
- And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
- 16
- And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
- 17
- And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
- 18
- And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
- 19
- And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
- 20
- 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.
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