Old Testament

Mark 15:16-19
Soldiers Mock Jesus
16The soldiers led him away inside the palace, which is the Praetorium, and called together the whole cohort[] of soldiers. 17They put a purple robe on him, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on him. 18The soldiers began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19They kept hitting him on the head with a reed and spitting on him. They also kneeled down to pay homage to him.

Footnotes

  • 15:16 A Roman cohort was about six hundred soldiers.