Mark 15:18
Then they started to tease him. They got down on their knees in front of Jesus and said, “Hey, you King of the Jews. You are so great!” And they kept on hitting Jesus on the head with a stick, and they spat on him.
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 37:10When Joseph told his father what he saw in his dream, his father growled at him and said, “You should not tell people that sort of dream. Do you really think that your mother, your brothers and I will bow down in front of you?”
Mark 15:29There were people walking by and as they looked at Jesus they rubbished him. They shook their heads and said, “You think you can knock down the Temple, and then build it up again in 3 days.
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 →