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Matthew 27:29

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 29 and they braided a crown out of thorns and put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying: “Greetings,* you King of the Jews!”

Matthew 27:29

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 29 καὶ and πλέξαντες having braided στέφανον crown ἐξ out of ἀκανθῶν thorns ἐπέθηκαν they imposed ἐπὶ upon τῆς the κεφαλῆς head αὐτοῦ of him καὶ and κάλαμον reed ἐν in τῇ the δεξιᾷ right [hand] αὐτοῦ, of him, καὶ and γονυπετήσαντες having knelt ἔμπροσθεν in front αὐτοῦ of him ἐνέπαιξαν they made fun of αὐτῷ him λέγοντες saying Χαῖρε, Be rejoicing, βασιλεῦ king τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων, Jews,

Matthew 27:29

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 29 and they braided a crown out of thorns and put it on his head and a reed in his right hand. And, kneeling before him, they made fun+ of him, saying: “Good day, you King of the Jews!”+

Matthew 27:29

The Bible in Living English
- 29 and braided a wreath out of thorns and put it on his head and a reed in his right hand, and knelt before him and made fun of him, saying “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Matthew 27:29

American Standard Version
- 29 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!

Matthew 27:29

The Emphasized Bible
- 29 and plaiting a crown out of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand,—and kneeling before him began to mock him, saying—Joy to thee, King of the Jews!

Matthew 27:29

King James Version
- 29 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!

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 27:29
  
  crown . . . reed: Along with the scarlet cloak (mentioned at Mt 27:28), Jesus was given mock attributes of royalty—thorns for a crown and a reed for a scepter.
  
  kneeling before him: Kneeling, normally a gesture of respect toward a superior, was another way that the soldiers mocked Jesus.—See study note on Mt 17:14.
  
  Greetings: Or “Hail.” Lit., “Be rejoicing.” They hailed him as they would have hailed Caesar, evidently to ridicule the claim that he was a king.