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 to Him. 28 And they stripped Him and (D)put a red [c]cloak on Him. 29 (E)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a [d]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “(F)Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And (G)they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head. 31 (H)And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:27 I.e., the governor’s official residence
  2. Matthew 27:27 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  3. Matthew 27:28 I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloak
  4. Matthew 27:29 Or staff; i.e., to mimic a king’s scepter

Mocked by the Military

27 Then(A) the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into headquarters and gathered the whole company around Him.(B) 28 They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.(C) 29 They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 Then they spit on Him, took the reed, and kept hitting Him on the head. 31 When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.(D)

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