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| 15:1 |
 nd straightway in the morning the chiefe Priests helde a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, and the whole Councell, and bound Iesus, and caried him away, and deliuered him to Pilate. |
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| 15:2 |
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answering, said vnto him, Thou sayest it. |
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| 15:3 |
And the chiefe Priests accused him of many things: but hee answered nothing. |
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| 15:4 |
And Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witnesse against thee. |
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| 15:5 |
But Iesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate marueiled. |
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| 15:6 |
Now at that Feast he released vnto them one prisoner, whomsoeuer they desired. |
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| 15:7 |
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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| 15:8 |
And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them. |
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| 15:9 |
But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release vnto you the King of the Iewes? |
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| 15:10 |
(For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.) |
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| 15:11 |
But the chiefe Priests mooued the people, that hee should rather release Barabbas vnto them. |
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| 15:12 |
And Pilate answered, and said againe vnto them, What will yee then that I shall do vnto him whom ye call the King of the Iewes? |
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| 15:13 |
And they cried out againe, Crucifie him. |
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| 15:14 |
Then Pilate saide vnto them, Why, what euill hath hee done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucifie him. |
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| 15:15 |
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas vnto them, and deliuered Iesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. |
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| 15:16 |
And the souldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium, and they call together the whole band. |
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| 15:17 |
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crowne of thornes, and put it about his head, |
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| 15:18 |
And beganne to salute him, Haile King of the Iewes. |
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| 15:19 |
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit vpon him, and bowing their knees, worshipped him. |
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| 15:20 |
And when they had mocked him, they tooke off the purple from him, and put his owne clothes on him, and led him out to crucifie him. |
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| 15:21 |
And they compell one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, comming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to beare his Crosse. |
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| 15:22 |
And they bring him vnto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull. |
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| 15:23 |
And they gaue him to drinke, wine mingled with myrrhe: but he receiued it not. |
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| 15:24 |
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots vpon them, what euery man should take. |
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| 15:25 |
And it was the third houre, and they crucified him. |
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| 15:26 |
And the superscription of his accusation was written ouer, THE KING OF THE IEWES. |
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| 15:27 |
And with him they crucifie two theeues, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. |
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| 15:28 |
And the Scripture was fulfilled, which sayeth, And hee was numbred with the transgressours. |
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| 15:29 |
And they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it in three dayes, |
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| 15:30 |
Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the Crosse. |
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| 15:31 |
Likewise also the chiefe Priests mocking, said among themselues with the Scribes, He saued others, himselfe he cannot saue. |
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| 15:32 |
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the Crosse, that we may see and beleeue: And they that were crucified with him, reuiled him. |
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| 15:33 |
And when the sixth houre was come, there was darkenesse ouer the whole land, vntill the ninth houre. |
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| 15:34 |
And at the ninth houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? |
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| 15:35 |
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. |
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| 15:36 |
And one ranne, and filled a spunge full of vineger, and put it on a reed, and gaue him to drinke, saying, Let alone, let vs see whether Elias will come to take him downe. |
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| 15:37 |
And Iesus cryed with a loude voice, and gaue vp the ghost. |
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| 15:38 |
And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome. |
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| 15:39 |
And when the Centurion which stood ouer against him, saw that hee so cryed out, and gaue vp the ghost, hee said, Truely this man was the Sonne of God. |
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| 15:40 |
There were also women looking on afarre off, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames the lesse, and of Ioses, and Salome: |
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| 15:41 |
Who also when hee was in Galile, followed him, and ministred vnto him, and many other women which came vp with him vnto Hierusalem. |
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| 15:42 |
And now when the euen was come, (because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath) |
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| 15:43 |
Ioseph of Arimathea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdome of God, came, and went in boldly vnto Pilate, and craued the body of Iesus. |
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| 15:44 |
And Pilate marueiled if he were already dead, and calling vnto him the Centurion, hee asked him whether hee had beene any while dead. |
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| 15:45 |
And when he knew it of the Centurion, he gaue the body to Ioseph. |
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| 15:46 |
And hee bought fine linnen, and tooke him downe, and wrapped him in the linnen, and laide him in a sepulchre, which was hewen out of a rocke, and rolled a stone vnto the doore of the sepulchre. |
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| 15:47 |
And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Ioses behelde where he was laide. |
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