Then they came to him many times and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and hit him in the face.
At once Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Teacher!” and kissed him.
Using thorny branches, they made a crown, put it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. Then the soldiers bowed before Jesus and made fun of him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
They began to call out to him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The Lord has blessed you and is with you.”
When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing there hit him. The guard said, “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
Then Pilate went back inside the palace and called Jesus to him and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?”