Mark 15:1-20 ▼

1 AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him, Thou sayest true.

3 And the chief priests laid many accusations against him.

4 Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.

5 But Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate marvelled.

6 Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for.

7 And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them.

9 Then Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

10 (For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)

11 Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

12 Then Pilate addressing them, said unto them again, What therefore do you wish that I should do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews?

13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.

14 Then Pilate said unto them, But what criminal act hath he done? And they cried the more vociferously, Crucify him.

15 So Pilate, willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be crucified.

16 Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Prætorium, and called together the whole band.

17 And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head,

18 and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews!

19 And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.

20 And when they had treated him with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him.