Matthew 27:30

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

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

In Context

29and 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!”

31When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own garments back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

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Cross References

Mark 15:19They kept beating him on the head with a reed, spitting on him, and bending down on their knees to pay homage to him.

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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