¹⁷ And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and after twisting some thorns into a crown they put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him.

² And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they dressed him in a purple robe.^(A)

³ They kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him on the face.^(A)