Mark 15:16-26
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jesus Is Mocked
16 (A)The soldiers took Him away into (B)the [a]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [b](C)cohort. 17 They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They kept beating His head with a [c]reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. 20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.
21 (D)They *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (E)Rufus), to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
22 (F)Then they *brought Him to the place (G)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 They tried to give Him (H)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. 24 And they *crucified Him, and *(I)divided up His garments among themselves, casting [d]lots for them to decide [e]what each man should take. 25 It was the [f](J)third hour [g]when they crucified Him. 26 The inscription of the charge against Him [h]read, “(K)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Mark 15:16 Or court
- Mark 15:16 Or battalion
- Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
- Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
- Mark 15:24 Lit who should take what
- Mark 15:25 I.e. 9 a.m.
- Mark 15:25 Lit and
- Mark 15:26 Lit had been inscribed
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