John 19:1-5 ▼

1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged.

2 And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak,

3 and they came to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly.

4 Once more Pilate went out and said to them, “Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no guilt in him.”

5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cloak. And he said to them, “Behold, the man!”