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)