⁶⁷ Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

⁶⁸ Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

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 of the Jews!

⁴¹ Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.