Mark 14:12–15:47

¹²And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? ¹³And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him. ¹⁴And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples? ¹⁵and he will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us. ¹⁶And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover. ¹⁷And when evening was come, he comes with the twelve. ¹⁸And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me. ¹⁹And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another, Is it I? ²⁰But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish. ²¹The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born. ²²And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take this: this is my body. ²³And having taken the cup, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank out of it. ²⁴And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the new covenant, that shed for many. ²⁵Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. ²⁶And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. ²⁷And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad. ²⁸But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. ²⁹But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I. ³⁰And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. ³¹But he said so much exceedingly the more, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise said they all too.

³²And they come to a place of which the name is Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray. ³³And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit. ³⁴And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch. ³⁵And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. ³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt. ³⁷And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour? ³⁸Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak. ³⁹And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing. ⁴⁰And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him. ⁴¹And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

⁴³And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, being one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead him away safely. ⁴⁵And being come, straightway coming up to him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi; and he covered him with kisses. ⁴⁶And they laid their hands upon him and seized him. ⁴⁷But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me? ⁴⁹I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me; but it is that the scriptures may be fulfilled. ⁵⁰And all left him and fled. ⁵¹And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men seize him; ⁵²but he, leaving the linen cloth behind him, fled from them naked.

⁵³And they led away Jesus to the high priest. And there come together to him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. ⁵⁴And Peter followed him at a distance, till he was within the court of the high priest’s palace; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself in the light of the fire. ⁵⁵And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find any. ⁵⁶For many bore false witness against him, and their testimony did not agree. ⁵⁷And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands. ⁵⁹And neither thus did their testimony agree. ⁶⁰And the high priest, rising up before them all, asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee? ⁶¹But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? ⁶²And Jesus said, I am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. ⁶³And the high priest, having rent his clothes, says, What need have we any more of witnesses? ⁶⁴Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. ⁶⁵And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

⁶⁶And Peter being below in the palace-court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest, ⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself, having looked at him, says, And thou wast with the Nazarene, Jesus. ⁶⁸But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew. ⁶⁹And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to those that stood by, This is one of them. ⁷⁰And he again denied. And again, after a little, those that stood by said to Peter, Truly thou art one of them, for also thou art a Galilean. ⁷¹But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak. ⁷²And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.

Chapter 15

¹And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. ²And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, Thou sayest. ³And the chief priests accused him urgently. ⁴And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee. ⁵But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled. ⁶But at the feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged of him. ⁷Now there was the person named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with him, and that had committed murder in the insurrection. ⁸And the crowd crying out began to beg that he would do to them as he had always done. ⁹But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews? ¹⁰for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy. ¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them. ¹²And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do to him whom ye call King of the Jews? ¹³And they cried out again, Crucify him. ¹⁴And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.

¹⁵And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified. ¹⁶And the soldiers led him away into the court which is called the praetorium, and they call together the whole band. ¹⁷And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited. ¹⁸And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! ¹⁹And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage. ²⁰And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him. ²¹And they compel to go with them a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.

²²And they bring him to the place called Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull. ²³And they offered him wine to drink medicated with myrrh; but he did not take it. ²⁴And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst themselves, casting lots on them, what each one should take. ²⁵And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. ²⁶And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews. ²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left. ²⁸And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless. ²⁹And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, ³⁰save thyself, and descend from the cross.…