Mocked by the Military
16 The 15:16–20 Mt 27:27–31 soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence 15:16 Jn 18:28,33; 19:9; Ac 23:35; Php 1:13) and called the whole company together. 17 They dressed him in a purple 15:17 Mk 15:20; Lk 16:19; Rv 18:12 robe, twisted together a crown 15:17 Jn 19:2,5; Rv 12:1 of thorns, and put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, "Hail, 15:18 Mt 26:49; Lk 1:28; Jn 19:3 king 15:18 Lk 19:38 of the Jews! " 19 They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on him. Getting down on their knees, 15:19 Mk 5:6; Lk 22:41; Eph 3:14 they were paying him homage. 20 After they had mocked 15:20 Mk 10:34 him, they stripped him of the purple robe and put his clothes on him.
Crucified Between Two Criminals
They led him out to crucify him. 21 They 15:21 Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26–31 forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross. 15:21 Lk 9:23 He was Simon of Cyrene, 15:21 Ac 6:9 the father of Alexander and Rufus. 15:21 Rm 16:13