and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!"

So the angel came to her home and said, "Congratulations, you highly favored woman! The Lord be with you!"

King

Pilate had a placard written and had it put over the cross: "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

General references

And some of them started to spit on Him and to blindfold Him and to hit Him with their fists, and say to Him, "Now play the prophet!" Even the attendants took charge of Him with slaps at Him.

And they dressed Him in a purple robe and made a crown of thorns and crowned Him with it,

So I will flog Him and let Him go."