Mat 27:26-31, Mar 15:15-20 | Family | STEP | Scourged Jesus ; according to the custom of scourging one condemned to die before his execution.

Matthew 27:26-31

Scourged Jesus; according to the custom of scourging one condemned to die before his execution. Scarlet robe; in mockery of his claim to be the king of the Jews; for a purple or scarlet robe was the ensign of sovereignty. A reed; in mockery, as a sceptre.

Mark 15:15-20

Pretorium; the hall where the Roman governor, or praetor, held his court. A reed; the reed, or staff, which, in derision, they had put into his hand as a sceptre.

Worshipped him; prostrated themselves in derision, or bowed before him, as subjects do before their king.