Mark 15
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Mark 15:1
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Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole (Or {Sanhedrin}) Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
Mark 15:2
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Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He *answered him, "{It is as} you say."
Mark 15:3
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The chief priests {began} to accuse Him harshly.
Mark 15:4
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Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"
Mark 15:5
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But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
Mark 15:6
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Now at {the} feast he used to release for them {any} one prisoner whom they requested.
Mark 15:7
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The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
Mark 15:8
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The crowd went up and began asking him {to do} as he had been accustomed to do for them.
Mark 15:9
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Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
Mark 15:10
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For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
Mark 15:11
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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd {to ask} him to release Barabbas for them instead.
Mark 15:12
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Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
Mark 15:14
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But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!"
Mark 15:15
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Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Mark 15:16
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The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole {Roman} (Or {battalion}) cohort.
Mark 15:17
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They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
Mark 15:18
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and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Mark 15:19
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They kept beating His head with a (Or {staff} (made of a reed)) reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
Mark 15:20
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After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His {own} garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.
Mark 15:21
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They *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.
Mark 15:22
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Then they *brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
Mark 15:23
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They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
Mark 15:24
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And they *crucified Him, and *divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them {to decide} what each man should take.
Mark 15:25
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It was the (I.e. 9 a.m.) third hour when they crucified Him.
Mark 15:26
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The inscription of the charge against Him read, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Mark 15:27
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They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
Mark 15:28
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[(Early mss do not contain this v) And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]
Mark 15:29
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Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who {are going to} destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Mark 15:30
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save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
Mark 15:31
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In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking {Him} among themselves and saying, "He saved others; He cannot save Himself.
Mark 15:32
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~"Let {this} Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
Mark 15:33
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When the (I.e. noon) sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the (I.e. 3 p.m.) ninth hour.
Mark 15:34
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At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
Mark 15:35
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When some of the bystanders heard it, they {began} saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."
Mark 15:36
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Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."
Mark 15:37
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And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
Mark 15:38
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And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Mark 15:39
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When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
Mark 15:40
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There were also {some} women looking on from a distance, among whom {were} Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.
Mark 15:41
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When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and {there were} many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
Mark 15:42
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When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Mark 15:43
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Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Mark 15:44
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Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
Mark 15:45
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And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Mark 15:46
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Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Mark 15:47
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the {mother} of Joses were looking on {to see} where He was laid.
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