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Mark 15:17 KJV
Mark · chapter 15 · verse 17
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,Mark 15:17 · King James Version
Mark 15:17 in context
15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- clothedendyōto sink into , put on, clothe one's selfG1746 →
- plattedplekōto plait, braid, weave togetherG4120 →
- purpleporphyrathe purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel, a fabric coloured with purple dye, a…G4209 →
- thornsakanthinosthorny, woven out of twigs of a thorny plantG174 →
- crownstephanosa crown, a mark of royal or exalted rank, the wreath or garland which was given as a…G4735 →
- aboutperitithēmito place around, set about, to put on a garment, to put or bind a thing around another…G4060 →
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Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews' malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mar 15:15. Willing to content the people, to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them, who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-21