16 The soldiers now led him off into the courtyard, that is, into the governor’s residence, and they called the whole body of troops together.+ 17 And they dressed him in purple and braided a crown of thorns and put it on him; 18 and they began to call out to him: “Greetings,* you King of the Jews!”+ 19 Also, they were hitting him on the head with a reed and spitting on him, and they got on their knees and bowed down* to him. 20 Finally, after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and put his outer garments on him. And they led him out to nail him to the stake.+