Mark 15
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And 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.
2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12And 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?
13And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG3588103× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253260× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84652× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- δέdéG116123× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- εἰμίeimíG151015× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- λέγωlégōG300414× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- ὅςhósG373911× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- ΠιλᾶτοςPilâtosG409110× in this chapter
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
- σταυρόωstauróōG47177× in this chapter
to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness
- ἀπόapóG5757× in this chapter
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24246× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ποιέωpoiéōG41606× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- βασιλεύςbasileúsG9356× in this chapter
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
- ἐνenG17225× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- ἐπίepíG19095× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἵναhínaG24435× in this chapter
compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîosG24535× in this chapter
Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
- σύsýG47715× in this chapter
thou
- τίςtísG51015× in this chapter
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
- ἀποκρίνομαιapokrínomaiG6115× in this chapter
to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H06030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
- ἀρχιερεύςarchiereúsG7495× in this chapter
the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
- ἐκekG15374× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- θεόςtheósG23164× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ΜαρίαMaríaG31374× in this chapter
Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
- μετάmetáG33264× in this chapter
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- οὐouG37564× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ὥραhṓraG56104× in this chapter
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
- ἀπολύωapolýōG6304× in this chapter
to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10963× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- εἰeiG14873× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- εἴδωeídōG14923× in this chapter
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) and G3708 (ὁράω); properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
- εἰςeisG15193× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- εἷςheîsG15203× in this chapter
one
- ἐπερωτάωeperōtáōG19053× in this chapter
to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek
- ἔρχομαιérchomaiG20643× in this chapter
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- κεντυρίωνkentyríōnG27603× in this chapter
a centurion, i.e. captain of one hundred soldiers
- κράζωkrázōG28963× in this chapter
properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e. (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)
- μέméG31653× in this chapter
me
- ὅλοςhólosG36503× in this chapter
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
- ὄχλοςóchlosG37933× in this chapter
a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot