Mark 15:19

19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

Mark 15:19 in Other Translations

19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

19 And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.

19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

19 They banged on his head with a club, spit on him, and knelt down in mock worship.

19 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

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

19 They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage.

19 Again and again they hit him on the head with a stick. They spit on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honor him.

Mark 15:19 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:19

And they smote him on the head with a reed
Or cane, a walking stick which they had put into his hands for a sceptre: this they took out again, and struck him on the head with it, which drove the sharp pointed thorns into his temples:

and did spit upon him;
"upon his face", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read:

and bowing their knees,
as to a sovereign prince,

worshipped him;
saying the above words, hail, king of the Jews? (See Gill on Matthew 27:29), (See Gill on Matthew 27:30).

Mark 15:19 In-Context

17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.

18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”

19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.