John 19:2
Soldiers made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a purple robe on him.
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1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
3Time and again they went up to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapped him.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.
Isaiah 53:3People despised him and rejected him. He was a man who really suffered and who experienced the deepest pain. We treated him like someone you turn away from in disgust—we despised him and had no respect for him.
Mark 15:16The soldiers took him away into the Praetorium courtyard, where they called out the whole battalion.
John 19:5Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. “Look, here's the man,” said Pilate.
Matthew Henry on John 19:2-16
Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the… Read the whole commentary →