26. Pilate set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
27. The governor's soldiers led Jesus into the fortress and brought together the rest of the troops.
28. They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.
29. They made a crown out of thorn branches and placed it on his head, and they put a stick in his right hand. The soldiers knelt down and pretended to worship him. They made fun of him and shouted, “Hey, you king of the Jews!”
30. Then they spat on him. They took the stick from him and beat him on the head with it.