Jesus Is Mocked
16 For ver. 16-20, see Matt. 27:27-31;John 19:2,3And the soldiers led him away inside See Matt. 26:3the palace (that is, John 18:28,33;19:9;Acts 23:35;Phil. 1:13(Gk.)the governor’s headquarters),15:16 Greek the praetorium and they called together the whole See Acts 10:1battalion.15:16 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men17 And they clothed him in Rev. 18:12,16;[Luke 23:11]a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, See ver. 2"Hail, King of the Jews!" 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and See ch. 14:65spitting on him and See Matt. 8:2kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had ch. 10:34mocked him, they stripped him of [See ver. 17above] the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they Isa. 53:7led him out to crucify him.
The Crucifixion
21 Matt. 27:32;Luke 23:26;[John 19:17]And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.