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Mark 15:17New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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17 And they dressed him in purple and braided a crown of thorns and put it on him;
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Mark 15:17The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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καὶ ἐνδιδύσκουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν καὶ περιτιθέασιν αὐτῷ πλέξαντες ἀκάνθινον στέφανον·
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Mark 15:17The Bible in Living English
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17 and dressed him in purple, and braided a wreath of thorns and put it around his head,
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Mark 15:17American Standard Version
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17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
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Mark 15:17The Emphasized Bible
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17 and they array him in purple, and set upon him when they have plaited it a crown of thorns,—
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Mark 15:17King James Version
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17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
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Mark Study Notes—Chapter 15New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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they dressed him in purple: This was done to mock Jesus and make fun of his kingship. Matthew’s account (27:28) says that the soldiers draped Jesus “with a scarlet cloak,” a garment worn by kings, magistrates, or military officers. Mark’s and John’s accounts (19:2) say that it was a purple garment, but in ancient times, “purple” was used to describe any color that had a mixture of red and blue. Also, angle, light reflection, and background could have influenced the observer’s perception of the exact color. This variation in describing the color shows that the Gospel writers did not simply copy one another’s accounts.
crown: Along with the purple garment (mentioned earlier in this verse), Jesus was given mock attributes of royalty—thorns for a crown and, according to Mt 27:29, “a reed” for a scepter.
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