Passage

Mark 15.1-15

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest. 3. And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4. And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 5. But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled. 6. Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. 7. And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. 8. And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them. 9. And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 10. For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11. But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 12. And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 13. And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14. And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. 15. And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified."

"16. And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 17. And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;" (Mark 15:1-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2. Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.” 3. The chief priests accused him of many things. 4. Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!” 5. But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled. 6. Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. 7. There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. 8. The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them. 9. Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 10. For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11. But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead. 12. Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13. They cried out again, “Crucify him!” 14. Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!” 15. Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified."

"16. The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. 17. They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him." (Mark 15:1-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. 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. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. 3. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4. And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 5. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 6. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 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. 8. And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 9. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 10. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 11. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 12. 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. And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14. Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. 15. And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified."

"16. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. ^{Praetorium: or, the palace, or, hall of audience} 17. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head," (Mark 15:1-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered [him] to Pilate; 2. and Pilate questioned him, 'Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, 'Thou dost say [it].' 3. And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, [but he answered nothing.] 4. And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!' 5. and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered. 6. And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking; 7. and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder. 8. And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them, 9. and Pilate answered them, saying, 'Will ye [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?' 10. for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up; 11. and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them. 12. And Pilate answering, again said to them, 'What, then, will ye [that] I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?' 13. and they again cried out, 'Crucify him.' 14. And Pilate said to them, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, 'Crucify him;' 15. and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, having scourged [him], that he might be crucified."

"16. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band, 17. and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put [it] on him," (Mark 15:1-17, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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