Bible Verses About Soldiers: Mock Jesus

The governor's soldiers took Yeshua into the headquarters building, and the whole battalion gathered around him.

They stripped off his clothes and put on him a scarlet robe,

wove thorn-branches into a crown and put it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. Then they kneeled down in front of him and made fun of him: "Hail to the King of the Jews!"

They spit on him and used the stick to beat him about the head.

When they had finished ridiculing him, they took off the robe, put his own clothes back on him and led him away to be nailed to the execution-stake.

The soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the headquarters build ing) and called together the whole battalion.

They dressed him in purple and wove thorn branches into a crown, which they put on him.

Then they began to salute him, "Hail to the King of the Jews!"

They hit him on the head with a stick, spat on him and kneeled in mock worship of him.

When they had finished ridiculing him, they took off the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him and led him away to be nailed to the execution-stake.

Herod and his soldiers treated Yeshua with contempt and made fun of him. Then, dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate.

The soldiers too ridiculed him; they came up, offered him vinegar

and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”