²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,^(A) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(B)

²⁷ Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium^(C) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. ²⁸ They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,^{(D) 29} and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.^{(E) 30} They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.^(F)

⁶⁵ Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.^(A)

¹⁵ Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,^(A) and handed him over to be crucified.

¹⁹ Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

The Guards Mock Jesus^(A)

⁶³ The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him.