Mocked by the Military

¹⁶ Then^(A) the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, headquarters^(B)) and called the whole company together. ¹⁷ They dressed Him in a purple^(C) robe, twisted together a crown^(D) of thorns, and put it on Him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute Him, “Hail,^(E) King^(F) of the Jews!” ¹⁹ They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees,^(G) they were paying Him homage. ²⁰ When they had mocked^(H) Him, they stripped Him of the purple robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

² The soldiers also twisted together a crown^(A) of thorns, put it on His head, and threw a purple robe around Him. ³ And they repeatedly came up to Him^(B) and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.