Matthew 27:29

and then twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand, and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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In The King James Version

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 of the Jews!

In Context

28They stripped him, put a scarlet robe on him,

30Then they spit on him, took the reed, and beat him repeatedly on his head.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.

Mark 15:18Then they began to salute him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

John 19:2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and then clothed him with a purple garment.

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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