Mark 15:19

19 Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

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 arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,

18 and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."

19 Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

20 At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

21 One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.