New King James Version

King James Bible

Jesus Faces Pilate

Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

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Jesus Delivered to Pilate

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.

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Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.”

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And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

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And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.

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

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Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things [a]they testify against You!”

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

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But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.

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But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

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Taking the Place of Barabbas

Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.

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The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

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And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion.

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And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

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Then the multitude, [b]crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them.

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And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

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But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

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

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For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

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

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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.

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But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

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Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

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Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

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

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So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

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And they cried out again, Crucify him.

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Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?”
But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!”

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

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So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.

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And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called [c]Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

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And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,

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And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

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and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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

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Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.

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And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

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And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

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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.

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The King on a Cross

Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

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The Crucifixion

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

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And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

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Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.

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And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

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And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

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And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

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Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

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

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And the inscription of His [d]accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.

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And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

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Mark 15

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