17 And they *dressed Him in [a]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they repeatedly beat His head with a [b]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the [c]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
  2. Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
  3. Mark 15:20 See note v 17

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

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

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

20 And 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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17 And they clothed him in (A)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, (B)“Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and (C)spitting on him and (D)kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had (E)mocked him, they stripped him of (F)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they (G)led him out to crucify him.

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