Mark 14:43-15:15

English Standard Version

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (A)And immediately, while he was still speaking, ^(B)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ^(C)“Rabbi!” And he ^(D)kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his ^(E)sword and struck the servant^[a] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? ^49 (F)Day after day I was with you in the temple ^(G)teaching, and you did not seize me. But ^(H)let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” ^50 (I)And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

⁵¹ And a young man followed him, with nothing but ^(J)a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, ⁵² but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

^53 (K)And ^(L)they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ^54 (M)And ^(N)Peter had followed him at a distance, ^(O)right into ^(P)the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^(Q)the guards and ^(R)warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole council^[b] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ^56 (S)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^(T)did not agree. ⁵⁷ And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ^58 (U)“We heard him say, ^(V)‘I will destroy this temple ^(W)that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^(X)not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰ And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[c] 61} But ^(Y)he remained silent and made no answer. ^(Z)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you ^(AA)the Christ, the Son of ^(AB)the Blessed?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am, and ^(AC)you will see the Son of Man ^(AD)seated at the right hand of Power, and ^(AE)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³ And the high priest ^(AF)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴ You have heard ^(AG)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^(AH)all condemned him as ^(AI)deserving death. ^65 (AJ)And some began ^(AK)to spit on him and ^(AL)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(AM)with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

^66 (AN)And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(AO)warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway^[d] and ^(AP)the rooster crowed.^{[e] 69} And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” ⁷⁰ But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” ⁷¹ But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” ⁷² And immediately the rooster crowed ^(AQ)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(AR)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(AS)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[f]

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

15 ^(AT)And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests ^(AU)held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And ^(AV)they bound Jesus and ^(AW)led him away and ^(AX)delivered him over to ^(AY)Pilate. ^2 (AZ)And Pilate asked him, ^(BA)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(BB)“You have said so.” ³ And the chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ And Pilate again asked him, ^(BC)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” ⁵ But Jesus ^(BD)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^6 (BE)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. ⁷ And among the rebels in prison, who had ^(BF)committed murder ^(BG)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. ⁸ And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. ⁹ And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he perceived that ^(BH)it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. ¹² And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with ^(BI)the man you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” ¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, “Why? ^(BJ)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” ¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having ^(BK)scourged^[g] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.