They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
- BSB Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
- NKJV Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
- NASB And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head.
- NLT And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
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- Isa 50:6I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
- Matt 26:67Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,
- Isa 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth.
- Mark 15:19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
- Mic 5:1Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
- Luke 18:32–33For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
- Isa 49:7Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Isa 53:3He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.
- Isa 52:14Just as many were astonished at you (his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),
- Job 30:8–10They are children of fools, yes, children of base men. They were flogged out of the land.
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