Worshipped him (προσεκυνουν). In mockery. Imperfect tense as are ετυπτον (smote) and ενεπτυον (did spit upon). Repeated indignitie…

Worshipped him. Mocked him with the appearance of homage. The word worship here denotes only the respect and honor done to prince…

They smote . . . did spit . . . worshipped.—All three verbs are in the tense that implies frequent repetition.

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And …

Theophylact of Ohrid: The vainglory of soldiers, always rejoicing in disorder and insults, here displayed their true charac…

The mocking was followed by further physical violence. The blows hitting his head from the staff drove the thorns more deeply into Jesus’ scalp and…

And they smote him on the head with a reed Or cane, a walking stick which they had put into his hands for a sceptre: this…

Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death reserved for the most vile criminals. Therefore, the cro and the shame are linked. God ha…