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An Understandable Version
They beat His head with a stick, spat on Him, knelt down before Him and [mockingly] worshiped Him.
New American Standard Bible
They kept beating His head with a
King James Version
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Holman Bible
They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees,
International Standard Version
They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him.
A Conservative Version
And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.
American Standard Version
And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Amplified
They kept beating Him on the head with a
Anderson New Testament
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, did him homage.
Bible in Basic English
And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.
Common New Testament
Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him; and falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they struck him on the head with a cane, spit upon him, and bowing their knees, made a show of reverence.
Darby Translation
And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.
Godbey New Testament
And they continued to strike His head with a reed, and spit on Him, and putting down their knees worshiped Him.
Goodspeed New Testament
And they struck him on the head with a stick and spat at him, and they knelt down and did homage to him.
John Wesley New Testament
And they smote him on the oead with a cane, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, did him homage.
Julia Smith Translation
And they struck his head with a reed, and they spit upon him, and having placed the knees, they worshipped him.
King James 2000
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and {they knelt down} [and] did obeisance to him.
Modern King James verseion
And they struck Him on the head with a reed, and spat on Him, and placing the knees, they bowed to Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and spat upon him, and kneeled down and worshipped him.
Moffatt New Testament
They struck him on the head with a stick and spat upon him and bent their knees to him in homage.
Montgomery New Testament
They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage.
NET Bible
Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.
New Heart English Bible
They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
Noyes New Testament
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and kneeling down, did him homage.
Sawyer New Testament
And they struck his head with a reed, and beat him, and kneeling down worshipped him.
The Emphasized Bible
and were striking him on the head with a reed, and were spitting at him, - and, bowing their knees, were doing him homage.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees;
Webster
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshiped him.
Weymouth New Testament
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
Williams New Testament
And they kept hitting Him on the head with a stick, and kept spitting on Him, and on bending knees they kept doing Him homage.
World English Bible
They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
Worrell New Testament
And they were smiting His head with a reed, and kept spitting on Him; and, bowing their knees, they were worshiping Him!
Worsley New Testament
and struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit upon Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him homage.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,
Themes
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Immediately executed
Irony » Instances of » The roman soldiers to jesus
Irony » Instances of » Pilate, calling jesus "king,"
Jesus Christ » History of » Mocked by the soldiers (in jerusalem)
Judge » Corrupt, instances of » Pilate
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 15:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Mocked
18 Then they began "greeting" Him with "Hey, king of the Jews " 19 They beat His head with a stick, spat on Him, knelt down before Him and [mockingly] worshiped Him. 20 And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off of Him and put His own clothing [back] on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
Cross References
Mark 14:65
And some of them began to spit on Him, then to cover His face [with a blindfold] and hit Him [with their fists], saying, "Prophesy [i.e., tell who hit you]." And the officers in charge of Him also struck Him with their hands.
Matthew 20:18-19
"Now look, we are going up to Jerusalem and [while there] the Son of man will be turned over to the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses. They will condemn Him to death,
Mark 9:12
Jesus answered them, "Elijah truly will come first and restore all things [i.e., to their proper perspective concerning the Messiah]. And it is [also] written [in the Scriptures] about the Son of man, that He would suffer very much and be rejected.
Mark 10:34
They will mock Him, and spit on Him, and whip Him and [finally] kill Him, but after three days He will rise again [from the dead]."
Luke 18:32-33
For He will be turned over to the [unconverted] Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted and spit on.
Luke 22:63
Now the men who were holding Jesus [in custody] began mocking Him and beating Him.
Luke 23:11
Then Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a luxurious robe and then sent Him back to Pilate.
Luke 23:36
The soldiers also mocked Him; they came to Him, offering Him sour wine [to drink],
Romans 11:4
But how did God answer him? [I Kings 19:18 says], "I [i.e., God] have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed their knee [in worship] to Baal [Note: "Baal" was a term used for one of the idols worshiped in Elijah's day by Canaanites and others in Palestine].
Romans 14:10-11
But why do you [who eat only certain foods] condemn your brother [who feels he can eat anything]? Or, indeed, why do you [i.e., who feels he can eat anything] look down on your brother [i.e., who eats only certain foods]? For all of us will have to stand before the judgment bar of God.
Philippians 2:10
[This was] so that, in [honor of] the name of Jesus, everyone's knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth [i.e., all rational creatures] should bow [i.e., before God],
Hebrews 12:2-3
We should fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and completer of the [or, "our"] faith. [Note: Jesus is here pictured as the one who completely fulfills the life of faith, or who provides us with the ability to live such a life]. [And] because He could look forward to joy, He endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right side of God's throne.
Hebrews 13:13
So, we should go out to Him, outside of the camp [Note: This probably signifies separating from the whole system of Judaism, as well as full commitment to Christ], bearing the abuse that He suffered.