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, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering said to them, You say it.

3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answer you nothing? behold how many things they witness against you.

5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marveled.

6 Now at that feast he released to 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 to them.

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release to 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 to them.

12 And Pilate answered and said again to them, What will you then that I shall do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?

13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.

14 Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to 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 on 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.