Thematic Bible

Mark 15:1

And anon in the dawning held the high priests a council with the elders and the scribes; And also the whole congregation, and bound Jesus and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

Mark 15:2

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

Mark 15:3

And the high priests accused him of many things.

Mark 15:4

Wherefore, Pilate asked him again, saying, "Answerest thou nothing? Behold how many things they lay unto thy charge."

Mark 15:5

Jesus yet answered never a word, so that Pilate marveled.

Mark 15:6

At that feast Pilate was wont to deliver at their pleasure a prisoner: whomsoever they would desire.

Mark 15:7

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

Mark 15:8

And the people called unto him, and began to desire of him, according as he had ever done unto them.

Mark 15:9

Pilate answered them, and said, "Will ye that I loose unto you the King of the Jews?"

Mark 15:10

For he knew that the high priests had delivered him of envy.

Mark 15:11

But the high priests had moved the people that he should, rather, deliver Barabbas unto them.

Mark 15:12

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

Mark 15:13

And they cried again, "Crucify him."

Mark 15:14

Pilate said unto them, "What evil hath he done?" And they cried the more fervently, "Crucify him."

Mark 15:15

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, loosed them Barabbas; And delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, for to be crucified.

Mark 15:16

And the soldiers led him away into the common hall, and called together the whole multitude,

Mark 15:17

and they clothed him with purple, and they plaited a crown of thorns and crowned him withal;

Mark 15:18

And began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews."

Mark 15:19

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and spat upon him, and kneeled down and worshipped him.

Mark 15:20

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

Mark 15:21

And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene, which came out of the field, and was father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Mark 15:22

And they brought him to a place named Golgotha: which is, by interpretation, the place of dead men's skulls.

Mark 15:23

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

Mark 15:24

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

Mark 15:25

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

Mark 15:26

And the title of his cause of his death was written, "The King of the Jews."

Mark 15:27

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

Mark 15:28

And the scripture was fulfilled, which sayeth, "And he was counted among the wicked."

Mark 15:29

And they that went by, railed on him: wagging their heads, and saying, "A wretch, that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days.

Mark 15:30

Save thyself, and come down from the cross."

Mark 15:31

Likewise also mocked him the high priests among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved other men, himself he cannot save.

Mark 15:32

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

Mark 15:33

And when the sixth hour was come, darkness arose over all the earth, until the ninth hour.

Mark 15:34

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani," which is, if it be interpreted, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Mark 15:35

And some of them that stood by when they heard that said, "Behold, he calleth for Elijah."

Mark 15:36

And one ran, and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it him to drink, saying, "Let him alone, let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

Mark 15:37

But Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple did rent in two pieces, from the top to the bottom.

Mark 15:39

And when the centurion which stood before him saw that he so cried and gave up the ghost, he said, "Truly this man was the son of God."

Mark 15:40

There were also women a good way off beholding him: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joseph, and Mary Salome:

Mark 15:41

which also when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered unto him, and many other women which came up with him to Jerusalem.

Mark 15:42

And now when night was come, because it was the even that goeth before the Sabbath,

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, a noble councilor which also looked for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Mark 15:44

And Pilate marveled that he was already dead, and called unto him the centurion, and asked of him whether he had been any while dead.

Mark 15:45

And when he knew the truth of the under-captain, he gave the body to Joseph.

Mark 15:46

And he bought a linen cloth, and took him down and wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb, that was hewn out of the rock. And rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Mark 15:47

And Mary Magdalene and Mary Joseph beheld where he was laid.