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The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.
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The Crown of the Curse
Commentators explain that the crown of thorns was more than an instrument of pain; it was deeply symbolic. It represented Christ taking on the curse of sin from Genesis 3 ('thorns and thistles'). As Charles Spurgeon noted, Christ wore the mark of the curse to become our redeemer, crowned as the 'King of the curse' to bear it for us.
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19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Mockery was blended with crue…
The legionnaires who had administered the scourging amused themselves by a crude joke. Knowing that Jesus was called “king of the Jews,” they threw…
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16th Century
Protestant
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns This was an emblem of his being surrounded by wicked men, sons of Belial,…
Presbyterian
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
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…
