Verse 17
Mark 15:17
New Living Translation
17
They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ⸀ἐνδιδύσκουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν καὶ περιτιθέασιν αὐτῷ πλέξαντες ἀκάνθινον στέφανον·
English Translation
And they put on him a purple robe and wove a crown of thorns and placed it on him.
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Chapter 15 Context
1
Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law — the e...
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Pilate asked Yashua (Jesus), “Are you the king of the Jews?” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “You have said...
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Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes,
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and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringi...
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But Yashua (Jesus) said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise.
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Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner —...
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One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an upris...
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The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.
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“Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked.
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(For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Yashua (Jesus) out of envy.)
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But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead...
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Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”
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They shouted back, “Crucify him!”
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“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!...
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15
So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Yashua (Jesus) flogged with a l...
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16
The soldiers took Yashua (Jesus) into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praet...
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They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head.
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Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
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And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock w...
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When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes o...
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21
A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the s...
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22
And they brought Yashua (Jesus) to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
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23
They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.
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Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who wou...
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It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
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A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”
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Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yel...
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Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
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31
The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Yashua (Jesus). “He saved others,” the...
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32
Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” E...
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33
At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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Then at three o’clock Yashua (Jesus) called out with a loud voice, <i>“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?...
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Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
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One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
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38
And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
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39
When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was t...
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40
Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James...
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41
They had been followers of Yashua (Jesus) and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other...
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42
This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approach...
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43
Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Yashua (Jesus)’ body. (Joseph was a...
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44
Pilate couldn’t believe that Yashua (Jesus) was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and...
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The officer confirmed that Yashua (Jesus) was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
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Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Yashua (Jesus)’ body down from the cross, wr...
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Yashua (Jesus)’ body was laid.
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