Matthew 27:30

They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

29They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

31When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

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Cross References

Job 30:8They are children of fools, yes, children of base men.They were flogged out of the land.

Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the strikers, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I did not hide my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 53:3He was despised,and rejected by men;a man of sorrows,and familiar with suffering;as one from whom men hide their face, and we despised himand we did not value him.

Micah 5:1Now you shall gather yourself in troops,daughter of troops.He has laid siege against us.They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

Mark 15:19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did 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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