Matthew 27:30

And they spit in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on his head.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

29And they wove a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and put a reed in his hand, and they bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, and said: Hail, thou king of the Jews.

31And when they had mocked him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him out to be crucified.

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Cross References

Mark 15:19And they smote him on the head with a reed and spit in his face, and bowed upon their knees and worshipped 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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