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Berean Standard Bible

“And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!””

Matthew 27:29

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Pilate has had Jesus flogged and handed over to be crucified. The governor's soldiers gather the whole company around him in the Praetorium.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

World English Bible (WEB)

They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

King James Version (KJV)

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y pusieron sobre su cabeza una corona tejida de espinas, y una caña en su mano derecha; é hincando la rodilla delante de él, le burlaban, diciendo: ¡Salve, Rey de los Judíos!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A alguien se le ocurrió ponerle una corona de espinas y una vara en la mano derecha a manera de cetro. Burlones, se arrodillaban ante él. ―¡Viva el Rey de los judíos! —gritaban.

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