- They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.