(A)I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And (B)My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and (C)spitting.

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67 (A)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and (B)others struck Him with [a]the palms of their hands,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:67 Or rods,

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when (A)he had [a]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)

27 (C)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the [b]Praetorium and gathered the whole [c]garrison around Him. 28 And they (D)stripped Him and (E)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (F)When they had [d]twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 Then (G)they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:26 flogged with a Roman scourge
  2. Matthew 27:27 The governor’s headquarters
  3. Matthew 27:27 cohort
  4. Matthew 27:29 Lit. woven

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