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Jesus Before Pilate

Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.

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Jesus Delivered to Pilate

And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.

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“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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And Pilate asked him, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, *Thou* sayest.

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The chief priests accused him of many things.

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And the chief priests accused him urgently.

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So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

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And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.

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But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.

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But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.

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Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.

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The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].

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A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.

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Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.

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The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

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And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.

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“Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,

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But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?

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knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

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for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.

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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.

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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

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“What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

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Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do [to him] whom ye call King of the Jews?

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“Crucify him!” they shouted.

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And they cried out again, Crucify him.

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“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

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And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.

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Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

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And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.

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They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.

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And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.

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And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”

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And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

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Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

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And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.

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And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

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And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.

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The Crucifixion of Jesus

A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.

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The Crucifixion

And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.

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They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

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And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.

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Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

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And they offered him wine [to drink] medicated with myrrh; but he did not take [it].

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And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

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And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots on them, what each one should take.

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It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

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And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

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The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.

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And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.

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They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.

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And with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.

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[And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.]

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Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,

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And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,

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come down from the cross and save yourself!”

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save thyself, and descend from the cross.

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In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!

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In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

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Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

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The Death of Jesus

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

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The Death of Jesus

And when [the] sixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;

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And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).b

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and at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, [saying], Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

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And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.

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Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

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And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.

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With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

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And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.

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The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

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And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,c he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

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And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.

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Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,d and Salome.

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And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

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In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

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who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him; and many others who came up with him to Jerusalem.

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The Burial of Jesus

It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,

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The Burial of Jesus

And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,

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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

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Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.

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And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.

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When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.

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And when he knew from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

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So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

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And having bought fine linen, [and] having taken him down, he swathed him in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was cut out of rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

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And Mary of Magdala and Mary the [mother] of Joses saw where he was put.

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Mark 15

Mark 15