The Holy Bible
King James Bible 2016
| 15:1 | Then immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the entire council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. |
| 15:2 | Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered and said to him, "It is as you say." |
| 15:3 | And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. |
| 15:4 | Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they witness against You!" |
| 15:5 | But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. |
| 15:6 | Now at that feast he would release one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. |
| 15:7 | And there was one named Barabbas, who lay chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. |
| 15:8 | Then the crowd, shouting loudly, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. |
| 15:9 | But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" |
| 15:10 | Because he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. |
| 15:11 | But the chief priests stirred up the people, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. |
| 15:12 | Then Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do to Him whom you call the King of the Jews?" |
| 15:13 | So they shouted out again, "Crucify Him!" |
| 15:14 | Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted out all the more earnestly, "Crucify Him!" |
| 15:15 | And so Pilate, wanting to gratify the people, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. |
| 15:16 | Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the entire garrison. |
| 15:17 | And they clothed Him with purple; and they platted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, |
| 15:18 | and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" |
| 15:19 | Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing their knees, they worshiped Him. |
| 15:20 | 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. |
| 15:21 | 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 carry His cross. |
| 15:22 | And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, The Place of a Skull. |
| 15:23 | Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. |
| 15:24 | And when they crucified Him, they divided His clothes, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. |
| 15:25 | Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. |
| 15:26 | And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| 15:27 | And with Him they also crucified two thieves, one on His right hand and the other on His left. |
| 15:28 | So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors." |
| 15:29 | And those who passed by ridiculed Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroys the temple and builds it in three days, |
| 15:30 | save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" |
| 15:31 | Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; He cannot save Himself. |
| 15:32 | Let Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him. |
| 15:33 | Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the entire land until the ninth hour. |
| 15:34 | And at the ninth hour Jesus shouted out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" |
| 15:35 | And when they heard that, some of those who stood by said, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah!" |
| 15:36 | Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down." |
| 15:37 | And Jesus shouted out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit. |
| 15:38 | Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. |
| 15:39 | So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He shouted out like this and gave up the spirit, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!" |
| 15:40 | There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, |
| 15:41 | who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. |
| 15:42 | Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, |
| 15:43 | Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable council member, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate and sought the body of Jesus. |
| 15:44 | Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion to him, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. |
| 15:45 | So when he knew it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. |
| 15:46 | Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. |
| 15:47 | And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. |
