Mark 15:19

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

They beat His head with a stick, spat on Him, knelt down before Him and [mockingly] worshiped Him.

Cross References

Matthew 27:30

And they spat on Him and took the stick and beat Him on the head with it.

Mark 10:34

They will mock Him, and spit on Him, and whip Him and [finally] kill Him, but after three days He will rise again [from the dead].”

Mark 14:65

And some of them began to spit on Him, then to cover His face [with a blindfold] and hit Him [with their fists], saying, “Prophesy [i.e., tell who hit you].” And the officers in charge of Him also struck Him with their hands.

Mark 15:18

Then they began “greeting” Him with “Hey, king of the Jews!”

Mark 15:20

And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off of Him and put His own clothing [back] on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

Mark 9:12

Jesus answered them, “Elijah truly will come first and restore all things [i.e., to their proper perspective concerning the Messiah]. And it is [also] written [in the Scriptures] about the Son of man, that He would suffer very much and be rejected.

Luke 22:63

Now the men who were holding Jesus [in custody] began mocking Him and beating Him.

Luke 23:11

Then Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a luxurious robe and then sent Him back to Pilate.

Luke 23:36

The soldiers also mocked Him; they came to Him, offering Him sour wine [to drink],

Romans 11:4

But how did God answer him? [I Kings 19:18 says], “I [i.e., God] have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed their knee [in worship] to Baal.” [Note: “Baal” was a term used for one of the idols worshiped in Elijah’s day by Canaanites and others in Palestine].

Philippians 2:10

[This was] so that, in [honor of] the name of Jesus, everyone’s knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth [i.e., all rational creatures] should bow [i.e., before God],

Hebrews 13:13

So, we should go out to Him, outside of the camp [Note: This probably signifies separating from the whole system of Judaism, as well as full commitment to Christ], bearing the abuse that He suffered.