Matthew 27:30

And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

29and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

31And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.

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Cross References

Job 30:8Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.

Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 53:3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom [men] hide their faces; despised, and we esteemed him not.

Micah 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Mark 15:19And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.

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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