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Chapter 15 |
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1 | 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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And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he
answering said unto them, Thou sayest it. |
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3 | And the chief priests
accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. |
| 4 | And Pilate
asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they
witness against thee. |
| 5 | But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that
Pilate marvelled. |
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6 | Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired. |
| 7 | 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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8 | And the multitude crying
aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. |
| 9 | 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 delivered him for
envy. |
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But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them. |
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12 | 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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| And they cried out again, Crucify him. |
| 14 | Then
Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more
exceedingly, Crucify him. |
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15 | And so Pilate, willing to content the
people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged
him, to be crucified. |
| 16 | And the soldiers led him away into the hall,
called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. |
| 17 | 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 they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing
their knees worshipped him. |
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20 | 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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21 | 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 bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is,
being interpreted, The place of a skull. |
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23 | And they gave him to drink
wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. |
| 24 | And when
they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what
every man should take. |
| 25 | And it was the third hour, and they
crucified him. |
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26 | And the superscription of his accusation was
written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| 27 | And with him they crucify two
thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. |
| 28 | And
the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the
transgressors. |
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29 | 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, |
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30 | Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
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| 31 | Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the
scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. |
| 32 | 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. |
| 33 | And when the
sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth
hour. |
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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? |
| 35 | And some of them that stood by, when they
heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. |
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36 | 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. |
| 37 | And
Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. |
| 38 | And the veil
of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. |
| 39 | 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. |
| 40 | 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; |
| 41 | (Who also,
when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other
women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. |
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42 | And now when the even
was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the
sabbath, |
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| Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which
also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and
craved the body of Jesus. |
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44 | And Pilate marvelled if he were
already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had
been any while dead. |
| 45 | And when he knew it of the centurion, he
gave the body to Joseph. |
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46 | 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. |
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And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. |
