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Mark 15:15-20
New King James Version
Mark 15:15-20
New King James Version
15 (A)So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be (B)crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(C)
16 (D)Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called [a]Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. 17 And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, 18 and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 Then they (E)struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. 20 And when they had (F)mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
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- Mark 15:16 The governor’s headquarters
Mark 15:15-20
New American Standard Bible
Mark 15:15-20
New American Standard Bible
15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (A)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
16 (B)Now the soldiers took Him away into (C)the [a]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [b](D)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!” 19 And they repeatedly beat His head with a [d]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the [e]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.
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- Mark 15:16 Or court
- Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
- Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
- Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
- Mark 15:20 See note v 17
Mark 15:15-20
Amplified Bible
Mark 15:15-20
Amplified Bible
15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus [a]scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.(A)
Jesus Is Mocked
16 The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the [b]Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers].(B) 17 They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him; 18 and they began saluting and mocking Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They kept beating Him on the head with a [c]reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.(C) 20 After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.
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- Mark 15:15 I.e. whipped with a short whip of metal-tipped leather thongs. There was no limit to the number of lashings. Frequently, the body was so lacerated that the intestines gushed out. It was not uncommon for a prisoner to die from scourging.
- Mark 15:16 The residence of the Roman provincial governor.
- Mark 15:19 I.e. a long bamboo-like stick.
Mark 15:15-20
New International Version
Mark 15:15-20
New International Version
15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,(A) and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)
16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace(C) (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!”(D) 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out(E) to crucify him.
Mark 15:15-20
King James Version
Mark 15:15-20
King James Version
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
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.
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Matthew 27:26-31
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Matthew 27:26-31
New King James Version
26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when (A)he had [a]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)
27 (C)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the [b]Praetorium and gathered the whole [c]garrison around Him. 28 And they (D)stripped Him and (E)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (F)When they had [d]twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on 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!” 30 Then (G)they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, (H)and led Him away to be crucified.
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- Matthew 27:26 flogged with a Roman scourge
- Matthew 27:27 The governor’s headquarters
- Matthew 27:27 cohort
- Matthew 27:29 Lit. woven
Matthew 27:26-31
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 27:26-31
New American Standard Bible
26 Then he released Barabbas [a]for them; but after having Jesus (A)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
27 (B)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into (C)the [b]Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman [c](D)cohort to Him. 28 And they stripped Him and (E)put a red [d]cloak on Him. 29 (F)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a [e]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “(G)Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And (H)they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head. 31 (I)And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
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- Matthew 27:26 Or to them
- Matthew 27:27 I.e., the governor’s official residence
- Matthew 27:27 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
- Matthew 27:28 I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloak
- Matthew 27:29 Or staff; i.e., to mimic a king’s scepter
Matthew 27:26-31
Amplified Bible
Matthew 27:26-31
Amplified Bible
26 So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into [a]the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.(A) 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet [b]robe on Him [as a king’s robe]. 29 And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, “Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head. 31 After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
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- Matthew 27:27 The official residence of a governor of a Roman province.
- Matthew 27:28 A ranking Roman officer’s outer cloak.
Matthew 27:26-31
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Matthew 27:26-31
New International Version
26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(A) and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(C) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(D) 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.(E) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(F) 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.(G)
Matthew 27:26-31
King James Version
Matthew 27:26-31
King James Version
26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
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!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
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