Jesus Is Mocked

16 (A)Now the soldiers took Him away into (B)the [a]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [b](C)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him in [c]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:16 Or court
  2. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  3. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(A)

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace(B) (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”(C)

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