Matthew 27:30
They spat on him, and they took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
In Context
Cross References
Job 30:8They were the sons of fools, indeed, sons of nameless people! 1 They were driven out of the land with whips. 1
Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard; 1 I did not hide my face from acts of shame and spitting. 1
Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows, and one familiar with pain. 1 Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised; and we considered him insignificant. 1
Micah 5:1Now come together in battle ranks, 1 daughter of soldiers; 1 the soldiers have set up a siege around city, 1 with a rod they will strike the judge of Israel 1 on the cheek. + 5:1 Instead of come together in battle ranks , some interpreters translate cut yourselves , referring to the pagan practice of cutting oneself while praying to idols. Also, some modern versions follow an ancient version that reads build up your fortifications . 1
Mark 15:19They struck his head with a reed staff and they spat on him. They bent their knees before him to pretend to worship 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 →