Mark 15:19
And they were striking Him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on Him, and having bent the knee, were prostrating to Him,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18and began to greet Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Cross References
Genesis 43:28And they say, “Your servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive”; and they bow, and pay respect.
Esther 3:2and all servants of the king, who [are] in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing homage to Haman, for so the king has commanded for him; and Mordecai does not bow nor pay respect.
Job 30:8Sons of folly—even sons without name, || They have been struck from the land.
Psalms 35:15And they have rejoiced in my halting, || And have been gathered together, || The strikers were gathered against me, || And I have not known, || They have torn, and they have not ceased;
Psalms 69:19You have known my reproach, || And my shame, and my blushing, || All my adversaries [are] before You.
Isaiah 49:7Thus said YHWH, Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, || To the despised in soul, || To the detested of a nation, || To the Servant of rulers: “Kings see, and have risen, princes, and worship, || For the sake of YHWH, who is faithful, || The Holy of Israel, and He chooses You.”
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 →