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29 And having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on His head, and they put a staff [a] in His right hand. And having knelt in front of Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail[b], King of the Jews!” 30 And having spat on Him, they took the staff and were striking Him on His head. 31 And when they mocked Him, they stripped the cloak off Him and put His garments on Him. And they led Him away so as to crucify Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:29 Or, stick, walking stick, in imitation of a kingly scepter.
  2. Matthew 27:29 Or, Greetings, Farewell. This was a common greeting.

29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(A) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(B) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(C)

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