Bible verse
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
Mark 15:19 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 15.
15 And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
16 Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
17 They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
18 And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
20 After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
21 Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
22 They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
23 There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
KJV
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.
ASV
And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
ERV
And they smote his head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
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