And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."

King

And Pilate moreover wrote an inscription and placed it above the cross. What he wrote was, "JESUS, THE NAZARENE, KING OF THE JEWS"

So Pilate went into the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he said.

General references

Then they all condemn him to be worthy of death. Some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him while striking him and saying, "Prophesy." The officers, too, received him into custody with blows.

They clothed Jesus in purple, and plaited a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head.

I will therefore, after flogging him, release him."