Matthew 27:30

And spitting on him, they took the reed and struck his head.

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In The King James Version

And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

In Context

29And plaiting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, with a reed in his right hand. And genuflecting before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews.”

31And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, and clothed him with his own garments, and they led him away to crucify him.

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Cross References

Job 30:8These are the sons of foolish and base men, not even paying any attention to the land.

Isaiah 50:6I have given my body to those who strike me, and my cheeks to those who plucked them. I have not averted my face from those who rebuked me and who spit on me.

Isaiah 53:3He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.

Micah 5:1Now you will be devastated, you daughter of a robber. They have placed a blockade against us, with a rod they will strike the jaw of the judge of Israel.

Mark 15:19And they struck his head with a reed, and they spit on him. And kneeling down, they reverenced him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:27-33

Christ Scourged and Derided; Christ Mocked by the Soldiers. 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King… Read the whole commentary →

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