Mark 15:17

Mark 15:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
• New International Version (NIV)They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,

Context of Mark 15:17

15And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 16And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band. And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; 18and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Mark 15:17 word by word

καὶ ἐνδιδύσκουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν καὶ περιτιθέασιν αὐτῷ πλέξαντες ἀκάνθινον στέφανονRead the interlinear

• purpleπορφύραporphura · purple clothG4209
• crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• putπεριτίθημιperitithēmi · to put onG4060

Cross-references for Mark 15:17

• Matthew 27:28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
• Luke 23:11And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
• John 19:2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment;

Commentaries on Mark 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And platted a crown of thorns - In the note on Matthew 27:29; (note), I have ventured to express a doubt whether our Lord was crowned with thorns, in our sense of the word; this crown being designed as an instrument of torture. I am still of the same opinion, having considered the subject more closely since writing that note. As there I have referred to Bishop Pearce, a man whose merit as a commentator is far beyond my praise, and who, it is to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17a purple robe: Purple cloth, made with an expensive dye, was worn by royalty and other wealthy individuals (Luke 16:19; 1 Maccabees 10:20, 62; 11:58). This purple robe might have been a centurion's old robe.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:17

• Crown
• Irony
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Soldiers
• Thorn

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Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings