Mark 15:18

18 Then they began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

Mark 15:18 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:18

And began to salute him, hail, king of the Jews!
] In a mock way, wishing him long life and prosperity, as if he was a king just come to his throne, and this was his coronation day.

Mark 15:18 In-Context

16 The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace and called together the whole troop.

17 They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head.

18 Then they began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

19 They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, and kneeling in front of him with false humility.

20 After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.