Matthew 27:27-31 - Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus into the Praetorium, gathered the whole band to him. ²⁸ And having stripped him, they put a scarlet robe on him. ²⁹ And having woven a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And having knelt down before him, they ridiculed him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! ³⁰ And having spat upon him, they took the reed and were striking him on his head. ³¹ And after they ridiculed him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and they call together the whole band. ¹⁷ And they put purple clothing on him, and clothe him with a woven crown of thorns, ¹⁸ and began to salute him, Hail, king of the Jews! ¹⁹ And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took the purple garment off of him, and dressed him with his own garments. And they lead him out so that they might crucify him.

¹⁶ for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good-news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ I have therefore a boast in Christ Jesus in things toward God. ¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak anything of which Christ did not accomplish through me for the obedience of Gentiles, by word and work, ¹⁹ in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of a spirit of God, so that for me, from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum, to fully preach the good-news of Christ. ²⁰ And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,