Matthew 27:27-31 - Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷ Then taking Jesus into the praetorium, the soldiers of the governor gathered the cohort against Him. ²⁸ And stripping Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him. ²⁹ And plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! ³⁰ And spitting at Him, they took the reed and struck at His head. ³¹ And after they had mocked Him, they took the robe off of Him and put His own clothing on Him and led Him away to crucify Him.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led Him away inside the court, which is the praetorium. And they called together all the cohort. ¹⁷ And they clothed Him with purple and plaited a crown of thorns and put it around His head. ¹⁸ And they began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews! ¹⁹ And they struck Him on the head with a reed, and spat on Him, and placing the knees, they bowed to Him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him and put His own clothes on Him and led Him out to crucify Him.

¹⁶ that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Therefore I have boasting in Christ Jesus as to the things pertaining to God. ¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out by me for the obedience of the nations in word and deed, ¹⁹ in power of miracles and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem, and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. ²⁰ Yea, so I have been eager to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation;