19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
19 And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.
19 They banged on his head with a club, spit on him, and knelt down in mock worship.
19 Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.
19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 15:19
Commentary on Mark 15:15-21
(Read Mark 15:15-21)
Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, Deuteronomy 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants had mocked him as a Prophet and Saviour. Shall a purple or scarlet robe be matter of pride to a Christian, which was matter of reproach and shame to Christ? He wore the crown of thorns which we deserved, that we might wear the crown of glory which he merited. We were by sin liable to everlasting shame and contempt; to deliver us, our Lord Jesus submitted to shame and contempt. He was led forth with the workers of iniquity, though he did no sin. The sufferings of the meek and holy Redeemer, are ever a source of instruction to the believer, of which, in his best hours, he cannot be weary. Did Jesus thus suffer, and shall I, a vile sinner, fret or repine? Shall I indulge anger, or utter reproaches and threats because of troubles and injuries?