Matthew 27:30

They spat on him, and took the stick and beat him over the head with it.

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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

29They made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. They kneeled down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “We salute you, King of the Jews!”

31When they'd finished mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

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Cross References

Job 30:8They are foolish, nameless people that have been driven from the land.

Isaiah 50:6I offered my back for people to beat me and my cheeks for people to pull my beard. I didn't hide my face from their mocking and spitting.

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.

Micah 5:1Gather your troops together, Jerusalem! An enemy is besieging us. They will strike Israel's leader on the cheek with a rod.

Mark 15:19They repeatedly beat him around the head with a rod, spat at him, and fell on their knees before him as if in worship.

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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