Mark 15:17

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They dressed Him in a purple robe, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.

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  • Luke 23:11 : 11 Then Herod, along with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a splendid robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
  • John 19:2-5 : 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, placed it on his head, and dressed him in a purple robe. 3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and slapped him repeatedly. 4 Pilate went outside again and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him." 5 Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!"
  • Matt 27:28-30 : 28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 They twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and they put a staff in His right hand. Then they knelt before Him in mockery and said, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' 30 They spat on Him, took the staff, and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

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  • John 19:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

    2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, placed it on his head, and dressed him in a purple robe.

    3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and slapped him repeatedly.

  • Matt 27:27-31
    5 verses
    88%

    27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around Him.

    28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

    29 They twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and they put a staff in His right hand. Then they knelt before Him in mockery and said, 'Hail, King of the Jews!'

    30 They spat on Him, took the staff, and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

    31 After they had mocked Him, they took off the robe, put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

  • Mark 15:18-20
    3 verses
    86%

    18 They began to salute Him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!'

    19 They kept striking His head with a staff, spitting on Him, and kneeling down in mock worship of Him.

    20 After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

  • John 19:5
    81%

    5 Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!"

  • Mark 15:16
    80%

    16 The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole company of soldiers.

  • Mark 15:22-27
    6 verses
    78%

    22 They brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which is translated as Place of the Skull.

    23 They offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

    24 Then they nailed Him to the cross. They divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each one would take.

    25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified Him.

    26 The inscription of the charge written against Him read: 'The King of the Jews.'

    27 They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

  • Luke 23:11
    77%

    11 Then Herod, along with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a splendid robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

  • Matt 27:35-37
    3 verses
    77%

    35 When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots. This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.'

    36 Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there.

    37 Above His head they placed the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 19:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

    17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place called The Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

  • Matt 27:39
    75%

    39 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying,

  • Luke 19:35-36
    2 verses
    75%

    35 They brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it.

    36 As he rode along, they spread their garments on the road.

  • Mark 15:13
    75%

    13 They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!'

  • John 19:19
    74%

    19 Pilate also had a sign written and put on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."

  • Matt 27:2
    74%

    2 They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • John 19:14
    74%

    14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

  • John 19:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven from top to bottom.

    24 So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots to decide whose it shall be." This happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, "They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots." So this is what the soldiers did.

  • Mark 15:29
    73%

    29 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

  • Mark 15:1
    73%

    1 At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • Ps 22:18
    73%

    18 I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.

  • Matt 27:33
    73%

    33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

  • Luke 22:63-64
    2 verses
    73%

    63 The men who were holding Jesus began mocking and beating him.

    64 They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'

  • Luke 23:38
    73%

    38 Above Him was written an inscription: This is the King of the Jews.

  • Matt 26:67
    73%

    67 Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,

  • Luke 18:32
    72%

    32 'He will be handed over to the Gentiles, mocked, abused, and spit upon.'

  • Mark 14:65
    72%

    65 Then some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.

  • John 18:12
    72%

    12 Then the detachment of soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish officers arrested Jesus and bound him.

  • Luke 23:34
    72%

    34 And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' Then they divided His garments by casting lots.

  • Matt 20:19
    72%

    19 And they will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to flog, and to crucify him; and on the third day, he will rise again.

  • John 19:21
    72%

    21 The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

  • Mark 15:32
    72%

    32 'Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!' Even those who were crucified with Him also insulted Him.

  • Mark 11:8
    71%

    8 Many people spread their garments on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.