Matthew 27:30

Modern

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

Traditional

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

Literal

And having spit upon Him, they took the reed and kept striking Him on His head.

Latin

Et exspuentes in eum, acceperunt arundinem, et percutiebant caput ejus.

Greek

English

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

During the Jewish trial, people mocked Jesus as a prophet (Matthew 26:67–68). Here, they mocked him as a king.

Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
Mark 15:19
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
Micah 5:1
Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
Job 30:8–10
A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
Luke 18:32–33
He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.