And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters),[2] and they called together the whole battalion.
And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"