Neville Goddard on Mark 15:1-20 - 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Mark 15:1-20

Biblical Context

Jesus is brought before Pilate, questioned about being King of the Jews, and ultimately handed over to be crucified. The crowd's demand for Barabbas and their mock homage illustrate the mind's pull between old self and inner sovereignty.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard lens, the drama on Mark 15 is a portrait of your own consciousness. Pilate represents the outer, asking mind that would measure kingship by outward signs; Jesus, the inner I AM, answers with quiet authority: 'Thou sayest it,' acknowledging truth without begging for validation. The crowd crying for Barabbas is your habit of favoring familiar stories over the sovereign reality within. Barabbas released is the sign you may let go of an old, guilty self when you choose to align with the king inside. The crown of thorns and the purple robe show how your thoughts decorate the inner life with suffering or pomp, yet the King remains untouched by these appearances. The crucifixion signals the old ego’s apparent death at the hands of external pressures, but the I AM endures as your real identity. If you dare to hold the inner king as your own, you will observe forgiveness, power, and true worship rising in you. The scene invites a practical shift: assume the state of the I AM, and let your imagination “feel it real” until the outer world reflects your inner sovereignty.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, rest in the I AM within, and imagine the inner crown already on your head; silently declare, I am the King of my mind, and feel the reign shaping every thought.