Mark 15, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

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1Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

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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.

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2Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”

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2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

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3The chief priests accused him of many things.

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3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

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4Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”

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4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

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5But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.

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5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

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6Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

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6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

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7There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

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7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

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8The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

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8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

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9Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

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9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

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10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

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11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

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11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

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12Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

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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?

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13They cried out again, “Crucify him!”

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13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

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14Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”

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14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

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15Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

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15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

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16The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.

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16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

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17They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

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17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

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18They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

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19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.

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19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

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20When they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.

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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.

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21They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

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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.

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22They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”

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22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

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23They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.

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23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

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24Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.

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24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

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25It was the third hour, and they crucified him.

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25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

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26The superscription of his accusation was written over him, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

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26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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27With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

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27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

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28The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”

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28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

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29Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

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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,

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30save yourself, and come down from the cross!”

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30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

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31Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.

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31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

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32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.

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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.

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33When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

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33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

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34At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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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?

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35Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

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35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

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36One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”

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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.

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37Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.

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37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

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38The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

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38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

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39When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

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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.

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40There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

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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;

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41who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

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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.

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42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

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42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

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43Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

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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.

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44Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

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44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

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45When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

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45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

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46He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

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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.

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47Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.

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47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

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