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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 reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

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, they were paying Him homage.

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 reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

τύπτω 
Tupto 
Usage: 10

him

Usage: 0

on the head
κεφαλή 
Kephale 
Usage: 63

with a reed
κάλαμος 
Kalamos 
Usage: 10

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ἐμπτύω 
Emptuo 
Usage: 4


Usage: 0

τίθημι 
Tithemi 
Usage: 71

γονύ 
Gonu 
Usage: 12

προσκυνέω 
Proskuneo 
Usage: 49

References

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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.

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