Mark 15:1-20 ▼

1 And early in the morning, having formed a counsel, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, having bound Jesus, led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

2 And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And answering, He says to him, “You say.”

3 And the chief priests were accusing Him harshly.

4 And Pilate began to question Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many things they are accusing You of!”

5 But Jesus answered no more, so as to amaze Pilate.

6 Now at the feast he would release to them one prisoner whom they requested.

7 And the one called Barabbas was there, having been bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the crowd, having gone up, began to request that which he usually did for them.

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you? desire that I should release to you? the King of the Jews?”

10 For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy.

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

12 And Pilate, answering, was saying to them again, “Then what do you? desire that I should do with the One whom you? call the King of the Jews?”

13 And they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

14 And Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He commit?” But they shouted much more, “Crucify Him!”

15 And Pilate, desiring to do that which was satisfactory to the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And having flogged Him, he delivered up Jesus so that He might be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they call together the whole cohort.

17 And they put on Him purple, and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.

18 And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19 And they kept striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him. And bending the knees, they were kneeling down to Him.

20 And when they had mocked Him, they took off of Him the purple and put on Him His own garments. And they are leading Him out so that they might crucify Him.