St. John distinguishes between the condemnation to be scourged (John 19:1) and that to be crucified. In St. Matthew and St. Mark the fl…

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a p…

St. Augustine of Hippo: When the Jews cried out that they did not want Jesus released for the Passover, but Barabbas instead, Pi…

The legionnaires who had administered the scourging amused themselves by a crude joke. Knowing that Jesus was called “king of the Jews,” they threw…

And the soldiers, platting a crown of thorns. This was unquestionably done by the authority of Pilate, in order to affix a mark of infamy …

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns
This was an emblem of his being surrounded by wicked men, sons of Belial,…

Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in later ages, be considered and spoken of by the best and greatest…

1. Above, the Evangelist gave us an account of what Christ suffered from the Jews; here he describes what He endured from the Gentiles in pa…