Matthew 27:26–31
26 Barabbas was released. But Pilate had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to
be crucified. 27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and
gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a
crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt
in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and
again. 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own
clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.