Mark 15 · Clearspring

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

¹And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.+ ²And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.+ ³And the chief priests accused him of many things.+ ⁴And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.+ ⁵But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.+

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

Matthew 27:15–23; Luke 23:13–25

⁶Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.+ ⁷And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.+ ⁸And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.+ ⁹And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?+ ¹⁰For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.+ ¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.+

Pilate Delivers Up Jesus

Matthew 27:24–26

¹²And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?+ ¹³And they cried out again, Crucify him.+ ¹⁴And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.+ ¹⁵And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.+

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15

¹⁶And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.+ ¹⁷And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;+ ¹⁸and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!+ ¹⁹And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.+ ²⁰And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.+

The Crucifixion

Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–27

²¹And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go [with them], that he might bear his cross.+ ²²And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.+ ²³And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.+ ²⁴And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.+ ²⁵And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.+ ²⁶And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.+ ²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.+ ²⁹And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,+ ³⁰save thyself, and come down from the cross.+ ³¹In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.+ ³²Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.+

The Death of Jesus

Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30

³³And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.+ ³⁴And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?+ ³⁵And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.+ ³⁶And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.+ ³⁷And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.+ ³⁸And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.+ ³⁹And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.+ ⁴⁰And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;+ ⁴¹who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.+

The Burial of Jesus

Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42

⁴²And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,+ ⁴³there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.+ ⁴⁴And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.+ ⁴⁵And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.+ ⁴⁶And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.+ ⁴⁷And Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.+