Matthew 27:27-31 - Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷ Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together. ²⁸ And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe. ²⁹ And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews. ³⁰ And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod. ³¹ And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.

¹⁶ And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band. ¹⁷ And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; ¹⁸ And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews! ¹⁹ 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. ²⁰ And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

¹⁶ To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's. ¹⁸ And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act, ¹⁹ By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ; ²⁰ Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;