rsv Matthew:27:27-30
rsv@Matthew:27:27 @ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
rsv@Matthew:27:28 @ And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him,
rsv@Matthew:27:29 @ and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
rsv@Matthew:27:30 @ And they spat upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.