Mark 15:18
And they began to salute him: “Hail, king of the Jews.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
In Context
17And they clothed him with purple. And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on him.
19And they struck his head with a reed, and they spit on him. And kneeling down, they reverenced him.
Cross References
Genesis 37:10And when he had related this to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, and he said: “What does it mean to you, this dream that you have seen? Should I, and your mother, and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”
Matthew 27:42“He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
Mark 15:29And the passersby blasphemed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ah, you who would destroy the temple of God, and in three days rebuild it,
John 19:14Now it was the preparation day of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your king.”
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:16-22
Christ Insulted and Condemned. 15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band. 17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees… Read the whole commentary →