¹⁷ They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”^{(A) 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.

² The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe

³ and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”^(A) And they slapped him in the face.^(B)