and when they had plaited a crown of thorn branches, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they derided him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews!

And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

King

And Pilate wrote a superscription, and put it on the cross; and the writing was, JESUS THE NAZABENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Then Pilate again entered the governor's palace, and called Jesus, and said to him: Are you the king of the Jews?

General references

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him: Give a response. And the attendants struck him with their open hands.

And they clothed him in purple; and having plaited a crown of thorn branches, they put it on him,

I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.