Mark 15:17
And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, and they put it around His head,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
In Context
18and they began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Cross References
Luke 23:11Then Herod, with his men of war, having treated Him with contempt, and having mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
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 →