"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

I tell all of you I will never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it with you once again in my Father's kingdom."

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,