THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK 15

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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 him 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 Prætorium 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 ⚑

21 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 ⚑

22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha which is being interpreted The place of a skull ⚑

23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh but he received it not ⚑

24 And when they had crucified him they parted his garments casting lots upon them what every man 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 thieves the one on his right hand and the other on his left ⚑

28 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith And he was numbered with the transgressors ⚑

29 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 ⚑

30 Save thyself and come down from the cross ⚑

31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes He saved others himself he cannot save ⚑

32 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 ⚑

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 saying 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 Elias ⚑

36 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 ⚑

37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost ⚑

38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ⚑

39 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 ⚑

40 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 ⚑

41 Who also when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered unto him and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem ⚑

42 And now when the even was come because it was the preparation that is the day before the sabbath ⚑

43 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 ⚑

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 knew it of the centurion he gave the body to Joseph ⚑

46 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 ⚑

47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain