John 19:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.

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  • Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
  • Matt 27:27-31 : 27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him, 29 and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!” 30 They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head. 31 When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
  • Mark 15:16-20 : 16 Jesus is Mocked So the soldiers led him into the palace(that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort. 17 They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!” 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him. 20 When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
  • Luke 23:11 : 11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.
  • John 19:5 : 5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
  • Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 This is what the LORD, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers:“Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”

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  • Mark 15:16-20
    5 verses
    94%

    16Jesus is Mocked So the soldiers led him into the palace(that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.

    17They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

    18They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”

    19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

    20When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

  • Matt 27:27-31
    5 verses
    87%

    27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.

    28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,

    29and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”

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

    31When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

  • John 19:5-6
    2 verses
    83%

    5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”

    6When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”

  • John 19:3
    82%

    3They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

  • John 19:1
    82%

    1Pilate Tries to Release Jesus Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.

  • John 19:13-21
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    78%

    13When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).

    14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”

    15Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”

    16Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,

    17and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called“The Place of the Skull”(called in Aramaic Golgotha).

    18There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

    19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”

    20Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

  • John 19:23-24
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    77%

    23Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained.(Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)

    24So the soldiers said to one another,“Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that says,“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” So the soldiers did these things.

  • Luke 23:11
    77%

    11Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

  • Matt 27:35
    75%

    35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

  • Matt 27:37
    75%

    37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

  • Mark 15:24-26
    3 verses
    75%

    24Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.

    25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.

    26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”

  • Luke 19:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.

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

  • Matt 27:39
    74%

    39Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

  • Matt 20:19
    73%

    19and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised.”

  • Luke 22:63-64
    2 verses
    72%

    63Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.

    64They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly,“Prophesy! Who hit you?”

  • Matt 27:2
    72%

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

  • Ps 22:18
    72%

    18They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.

  • Luke 23:38
    71%

    38There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”

  • Acts 21:35
    71%

    35When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

  • Luke 23:36
    71%

    36The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,

  • John 19:37
    71%

    37And again another scripture says,“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”

  • Matt 26:67
    71%

    67Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,

  • Luke 23:34
    71%

    34[But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

  • John 18:12
    71%

    12Jesus Before Annas Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up.

  • Luke 18:32
    71%

    32For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; he will be mocked, mistreated, and spat on.

  • Mark 14:65
    70%

    65Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying,“Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat him.

  • John 19:29
    70%

    29A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.

  • Mark 15:13
    70%

    13They shouted back,“Crucify him!”