After Jesus had been scourged with whips, He was brought back inside Pilate’s headquarters and a battalion of about 200 soldiers was brought together for the spectacle. At this point, His body was beaten and bloody. I’m guessing His face was bruised, swollen, and looking less and less recognizable. And as if the physical torment He had been forced to endure wasn’t enough, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers who seemed to enjoy the task of fulfilling His execution.

There are several ways the soldiers decided to mock Jesus. For starters, they took a purple cloak (because the color purple represented royalty) and put it on Him. Then they fashioned a crown out of thorns and pressed it into His skull. In Matthew’s gospel (Mt. 27:29), we’re also told they put a reed in His right hand to complete their attempts to mock His royalty. Jesus put up with it all, even allowing Himself to endure their mocking salute of “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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