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They said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they struck him with their hands.
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The Sustained Mockery
Scholars highlight that the original Greek grammar indicates a continuous action. The soldiers 'kept coming' to Jesus, 'kept saying' their mock greeting, and 'kept on giving him slaps.' This wasn't a single act of abuse but a prolonged, relentless scene of derision and violence.
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They came (ηρχοντο). Imperfect middle of repeated action, "they kept coming and saying" (ελεγον) in derision and mock reverence wi…
19th Century
Anglican
Saint John is not careful to give the time more than roughly about the sixth hour. The hours of that day may well have been confused, for …
Baptist
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
This was the homage which the Son of God received from men; …
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The legionnaires who had administered the scourging amused themselves by a crude joke. Knowing that Jesus was called “king of the Jews,” they threw…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And said, hail, King of the Jews ! &c.] Some copies before this clause read, "and they came unto him"; and so read the Vu…
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…
