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Chapter 15
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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. |
2
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And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it. |
3
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And the chief priests accused him of many things: but
he answered nothing. |
4
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And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? behold how many things they witness against
thee. |
5
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But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. |
6
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Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner,
whomsoever they desired. |
7
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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. |
8
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And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him
to do as he had ever done unto them. |
9
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But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release
unto you the King of the Jews? |
10
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For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him
for envy. |
11
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But the chief priests moved the people, that he should
rather release Barabbas unto them. |
12
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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? |
13
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And they cried out again, Crucify him. |
14
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Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he
done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify
him. |
15
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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. |
16
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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called
Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. |
17
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And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown
of thorns, and put it about his head, |
18
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And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! |
19
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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. |
20
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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. |
21
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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. |
22
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And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is,
being interpreted, The place of a skull. |
23
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And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh:
but he received it not. |
24
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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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And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. |
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And the superscription of his accusation was written
over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
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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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And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he
was numbered with the transgressors. |
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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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Save thyself, and come down from the cross. |
31
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Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among
themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself
he cannot save. |
32
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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
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And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness
over the whole land until the ninth hour. |
34
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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
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And some of them that stood by, when they heard it,
said, Behold, he calleth Elias. |
36
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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
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And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the
ghost. |
38
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And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the
top to the bottom. |
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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. |
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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; |
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(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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And now when the even was come, because it was the
preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, |
43
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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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And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling
unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been
any while dead. |
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And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body
to Joseph. |
46
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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. |
