Mark 15:1-25

Darby Translation

15 And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.

² And Pilate asked him, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, *Thou* sayest.

³ And the chief priests accused him urgently.

⁴ And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.

⁵ But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.

⁶ But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].

⁷ Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.

⁸ And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.

⁹ But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?

¹⁰ for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.

¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

¹² And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do [to him] whom ye call King of the Jews?

¹³ And they cried out again, Crucify him.

¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.

¹⁵ And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.

¹⁷ And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.

¹⁸ And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

¹⁹ And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.

²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.

²¹ And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.

²² And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.

²³ And they offered him wine [to drink] medicated with myrrh; but he did not take [it].

²⁴ And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots on them, what each one should take.

²⁵ And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.