Mark 15:18

and they began to acclaim him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."

And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! you who would tear down the sanctuary and build one in three days!

The soldiers also made sport of him, coming up and offering him sour wine,

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. And Pilate said to the Jews, "There is your king!"

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And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

For there was a notice above his head, "This is the king of the Jews!"

Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus,

The soldiers proposed to kill the prisoners, for fear some of them might swim ashore and escape,