Mark 15:16-21

Jesus Is Mocked

16 ¹The soldiers took Him away into ²the palace (that is, the Praetorium ), and they called together the whole Roman ³cohort.

17 They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;

18 and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling * and bowing before Him.

20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.

21 ⁴They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and ⁵Rufus ), to bear His cross.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 15:16-20: {Matthew 27:27-31}
• 2. Matthew 26:3; Matthew 27:27
• 3. Acts 10:1
• 4. Mark 15:21: {Matthew 27:32; Luke 23:26}
• 5. Romans 16:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "court"
• [b]. Or "battalion"
• [c]. Or "staff" (made of a reed)