Matthew 27:30

“And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Matthew 27:30

And they spit vpon him, and tooke the reed, and smote him on the head.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

They spat on Him, and took the reed and {began} to beat Him on the head.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
- Basic English Bible

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.
- Darby Bible

And spitting upon him, they took the reed, and struck his head.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
- English Revised Version

They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Matthew 27:30

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 27:30


27:28 They put on him a scarlet robe - Such as kings and generals wore; probably an old tattered one.

27:32 Him they compelled to bear his cross - He bore it himself, till he sunk under it, #John 19:17|.



People's Bible Notes for Matthew 27:30


Mt 27:30 They spat upon him. In order to show still greater contempt. Brutal as these heathen soldiers were, they were no more so than the Jewish Sanhedrin had been.

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