Mark 15:18

Plain English Version

And they made fun of him. They got down on their knees in front of Jesus and said, “Hey, you reckon that you are great. And you reckon that you are the big boss over the Jewish people. But you are not.”

Cross References

Genesis 37:10

Joseph told his father about that dream too. Then Joseph’s father talked strongly to Joseph. He said, “That is a stupid dream. Do you really think that me and your mother and your brothers, we will all come and bend down in front of you, to show you respect? That will not happen.”

Genesis 37:20

Let’s kill him, and let’s throw his body into one of those big holes in the ground. Then we will tell our father, ‘A wild animal ate Joseph.’ ” Then they said, “If we kill Joseph, that will show that his dreams are rubbish, and that he will never be boss over us.”

Mark 15:17

They put a purple coat on Jesus. Then they made some prickly branches into a headband that looked like a crown, like a big boss wears, and they put it on Jesus’s head.

Mark 15:19

And they kept on hitting him on the head with a stick, and they spat on him.

Mark 15:2

So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the big boss over the Jewish nation?” Jesus said, “Those are your words.”

John 19:3

and they walked around him and made fun of him. They kept on saying, “Hey, you reckon that you are great. And you reckon that you are the big boss over the Jewish people. But you are not.” And they kept on hitting him.