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Mark 15:17 Cross-References
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“And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,”
Mark 15:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 15:17
They clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns—The Greek porphyra (πορφύρα) denotes royal purple, worn exclusively by emperors and kings. Roman soldiers mockingly invested Jesus with this imperial color while plekō (πλέκω, 'weave together') a stephanos (στέφανος, crown) from thorn branches—likely from the Ziziphus spina-christi plant, whose sharp spines could pierce three inches deep.This grotesque coronation fulfills Isaiah 53:3's suffering servant imagery. While Pilate's soldiers mocked Jesus' claim to kingship, they unwittingly proclaimed cosmic truth: the King of Glory wore th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 15:17
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“and put a scarlet robe on him.”
“and put it on his head”
“they sent him back to Pilate.”