Neville Goddard on Mark 15:1-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 15 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Mark 15:1-15

Biblical Context

At dawn the priests and elders bind Jesus and deliver him to Pilate, who asks if he is the King of the Jews; Jesus answers nothing, while the crowd insists on crucifixion and Barabbas is released. Thus Jesus is delivered to be crucified.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene as a drama inside your own mind. The council, the crowd, and Pilate are not distant figures but states of consciousness testing the claim of a king within. The question Are you the King of the Jews is your moment of self inquiry: do I recognize the I AM as sovereign in this moment, or do I yield to the pressure of outer appearances? Jesus, the I AM manifested, answers not with debate but with silent being. His silence is not weakness; it is the standing still of awareness under siege by fear-filled thoughts and social demands. Barabbas, the man bound with those who rose in insurrection, represents the old self in revolt, ego attachments and past identifications you choose when you cling to what the outer world calls reality. The crowd's cry to crucify is the habitual belief that you must die to your freedom to be seen by others; Pilate's attempt to content the people shows the mind's tendency to bargain with truth. Yet the inner law remains: the King is within, and the moment you refuse to trade it for Barabbas, you release the king into outer life. The crucifixion marks a shedding of the old self as you awaken to the I AM within.

Practice This Now

Assume the King within now; feel the inner authority rise. Close your eyes, declare I AM the King of my consciousness, and revise the outer scene to reflect that inner reign.