Gospel Of Mark Lent Readings Day 35: Mark 15:1-15

This Bible passage forms part of our Lent reflections series on the gospel of Mark. We offer these gospel readings as an aid to your devotions, and invite you meet Jesus of Nazareth anew through these timeless texts.

Featuring original music by Our Healing Space. Text taken from the World English Bible (public domain).

Transcript

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.

Pilate asked him,

Are you the king of the Jews?

He answered,

So you say.

The chief priests accused him of many things.

Pilate again asked him,

Have you no answer?

See how many things they testify against you.

But Jesus made no further answer,

So that Pilate marveled.

Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner whom they asked of him.

There was one called Barabbas,

Bound with his fellow insurgents,

Men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

The multitude,

Crying aloud,

Began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

Pilate answered them,

Saying,

Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?

For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

But the chief priests stirred up the multitude that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

Pilate again asked them,

What then should I do to him who you call the king of the Jews?

They cried out again,

Crucify him.

Pilate said to them,

Why?

What evil has he done?

But they cried out exceedingly,

Crucify him.

Pilate,

Wishing to please the multitude,

Released Barabbas to them and handed over Jesus when he had flogged him to be crucified.