Jesus Is Mocked
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the 27:27 I.e., the governor’s official residencePraetorium and gathered the whole Roman27:27 Normally 600 men (the number varied)cohort to Him. 28 And they stripped Him and put a red 27:28 I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloakcloak on Him. 29 And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a 27:29 Or staff; i.e., to mimic a king’s scepterreed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 30 And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head. 31 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.