{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/mark/15","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T22:02:56.492Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Mark","bookSlug":"mark","chapter":15,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":14,"nextChapter":16,"totalChapters":16,"totalVerses":47},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"AND straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the chief priests accused him in many things. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? behold in how many things they accuse thee. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But Jesus still answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do, as he had ever done unto them. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Pilate answered them, and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews? "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews? "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But they again cried out: Crucify him. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band: "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own garments on him, and they led him out to crucify him. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days buildest it up again; "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Save thyself, coming down from the cross. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"In like manner also the chief priests mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. "},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour. "},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? "},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias. "},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down. "},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost. "},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom. "},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God. "},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome: "},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"Who also when he was in Galilee followed him, and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem. "},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath,) "},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. "},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead. "},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. "},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And Joseph buying fine linen, and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre. "},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"And Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Mark 15 (DRB)","markdown":"[Mark 15](https://primebible.com/drb/mark/15)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/mark/15 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}