Mark 15:18

18 And they began to greet him, "Hail, 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 So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.

17 And they put a purple cloak on him, and [after] weaving a crown of thorns they placed [it] on him.

18 And they began to greet him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

19 And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and {they knelt down} [and] did obeisance to him.

20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.