Bible verse
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
John 19:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from John 19.
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
3 And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
4 Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
6 As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
7 “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
KJV
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
ASV
and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.
ERV
and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.
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