| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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." | And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. |
| 15:3 | And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. | 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!" | And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. |
| 15:5 | But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. | But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. |
| 15:6 | Now at that feast he would release one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. | Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. |
| 15:7 | And there was one named Barabbas, who lay chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. | And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. |
| 15:8 | Then the crowd, shouting loudly, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. | And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. |
| 15:9 | But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" | But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? |
| 15:10 | Because he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. | For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. |
| 15:11 | But the chief priests stirred up the people, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. | But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto 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?" | 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? |
| 15:13 | So they shouted out again, "Crucify Him!" | And they cried 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!" | Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, 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. | And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when 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. | And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. |
| 15:17 | And they clothed Him with purple; and they platted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, | And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, |
| 15:18 | and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" | 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. | And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 15:22 | And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, The Place of a Skull. | And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. |
| 15:23 | Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. | And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. |
| 15:24 | And when they crucified Him, they divided His clothes, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. | And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. |
| 15:25 | Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. | And 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. | And the superscription of his accusation was written over, 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. | And with him they crucify two thieves; the 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." | And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, 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, | And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, |
| 15:30 | save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" | Save thyself, 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. | Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. |
| 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. | Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that 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. | And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole 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?" | 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? |
| 15:35 | And when they heard that, some of those who stood by said, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah!" | And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. |
| 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." | And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. |
| 15:37 | And Jesus shouted out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit. | And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. |
| 15:38 | Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. | And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the 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!" | And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, 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, | There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and 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. | (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. |
| 15:42 | Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, | And now when the even was 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. | Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved 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. | And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. |
| 15:45 | So when he knew it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. | And when he knew it of 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. | And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. |
| 15:47 | And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. | And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. |