Jesus Is Mocked

27 (A)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into (B)the [a]Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman [b](C)cohort around Him. 28 They stripped Him and (D)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (E)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a [c]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “(F)Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:27 I.e. the governor’s official residence
  2. Matthew 27:27 Or battalion
  3. Matthew 27:29 Or staff; i.e. to mimic a king’s scepter