John 19:2

The Passion Translation

And the soldiers also wove thorn-branches into a crown and set it on his head and placed a purple robe over his shoulders.

Cross References

Psalm 22:6

But I am like a worm, crushed and bleeding crimson, treated as less than human. I’ve been despised and scorned by everyone!

Isaiah 49:7

Yahweh, Israel’s Kinsman-Redeemer and Holy One, says to the one who is deeply despised and repulsed by rulers and a slave to the ruling class: “Kings will see and stand up in respect; princes will bow down to honor the faithfulness of Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of deep sorrows who was no stranger to suffering and grief. We hid our faces from him in disgust and considered him a nobody, not worthy of respect.

John 19:5

So when Jesus emerged, bleeding, wearing the purple robe and the crown of thorns on his head, Pilate said to them, “Look at him! Here is your man!”