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They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
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A Prolonged Humiliation
Multiple commentators highlight that the Greek verbs for smiting, spitting, and worshipping are in a tense that implies repeated, continuous action. This was not a single blow or a momentary act of disrespect, but a prolonged session of cruelty where the soldiers repeatedly struck and humiliated Jesus.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Worshipped him. Mocked him with the appearance of homage. The word worship here denotes only the respect and honor done to prince…
Worshipped him (προσεκυνουν). In mockery. Imperfect tense as are ετυπτον (smote) and ενεπτυον (did spit upon). Repeated indignitie…
19th Century
Anglican
They smote . . . did spit . . . worshipped.—All three verbs are in the tense that implies frequent repetition.
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Baptist
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And …
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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