Mark 15:17
and they robed him in purple, and twisted and set upon him a crown of thorns,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
In Context
16And the soldiers led him into the court which is the praetorium, and called the whole band;
18and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jihudoyee!
Cross References
Luke 23:11Then Herodes and his soldiers treated him as a fool; and when he had derided him, he dressed him in a robe of crimson, and sent him to Pilatos.
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 →