Mark 15:16-19
Jesus Is Mocked
16 The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the (a)Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers].(A)
17 They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him;
18 and they began saluting and mocking Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 They kept beating Him on the head with a (b)reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.(B)
Footnotes:
a.
Mark 15:16: The residence of the Roman provincial governor.
b.
Mark 15:19: I.e. a long bamboo-like stick.