Matthew 27:27-31

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(A)

²⁷Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium^(B) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. ²⁸They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,^(C) ²⁹and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.^(D) ³⁰They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.^(E) ³¹After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.^(F)

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Mark 15:16-20

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(A)

¹⁶The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace^(B) (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. ¹⁷They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. ¹⁸And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”^(C) ¹⁹Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. ²⁰And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out^(D) to crucify him.