Mark 15:16-20

Jesus Is Mocked

16 t And the soldiers led him away inside u the palace (that is, v the governor's headquarters), 1 and they called together the whole w battalion. 2 17 And they clothed him in x a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, y "Hail, King of the Jews!" 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and z spitting on him and a kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had b mocked him, they stripped him of x the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they c led him out to crucify him.

  1. Cross References
    Mark 15:16 - 20
    And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion.
    Matthew 27:27 - 31
    Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
    John 19:2 - 3
    And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 26:3
    Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas.
  3. Cross References
    John 18:28
    Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
    John 18:33
    So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?
    John 19:9
    He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
    Acts 23:35
    He said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive." And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's praetorium.
    Philippians 1:13
    So that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.
  4. Cross References
    Acts 10:1
    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 15:16 - 20
    And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion.
    Matthew 27:27 - 31
    Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
    John 19:2 - 3
    And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 18:12
    Cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble.
    Revelation 18:16
    Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!
    Luke 23:11
    And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
  7. Cross References
    Mark 15:2
    And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so.
  8. Cross References
    Mark 14:65
    And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 8:2
    And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
  10. Cross References
    Mark 10:34
    And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.
  11. Cross References
    Mark 15:17
    And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:7
    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
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