they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
and went on to salute Him with shouts of »Long live the King of the Jews.«
Then, laughing to scorn the claims of Jesus, Herod (and his soldiers with him) made sport of Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous costume, and sent Him back to Pilate.