29. Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right-hand; then they knelt before him and mocked him. “Long live the King of the Jews!” they said.
30. They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
31. When they had finished mocking him, they took the robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.