Matthew 27:26-31
English Standard Version
26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having (A)scourged[a] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
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27 (B)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the (C)governor's headquarters,[b] and they gathered the whole (D)battalion[c] before him. 28 And they stripped him and put (E)a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they (F)mocked him, saying, “Hail, (G)King of the Jews!” 30 And (H)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and (I)led him away to crucify him.
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- Matthew 27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
- Matthew 27:27 Greek the praetorium
- Matthew 27:27 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
Mark 15:15-20
English Standard Version
15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having (A)scourged[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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16 (B)And the soldiers led him away inside (C)the palace (that is, (D)the governor's headquarters),[b] and they called together the whole (E)battalion.[c] 17 And they clothed him in (F)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, (G)“Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and (H)spitting on him and (I)kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had (J)mocked him, they stripped him of (K)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they (L)led him out to crucify him.
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- Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
- Mark 15:16 Greek the praetorium
- Mark 15:16 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
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