Mark 15:18
Then they began to salute him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
In Context
17They clothed him with a purple robe, and they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
Cross References
Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the king of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
Mark 15:29Those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! Yoʋ who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
John 19:14It was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover, and he said to the Jews, “Behold, your king!”
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 →