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Matthew 27:29

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!

KJV

καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες· χαῖρε ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων,

Greek NT

et plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput ejus, et arundinem in dextera ejus. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei, dicentes : Ave rex Judæorum.

Vulgate

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!

ASV

And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γονυπετέω
gonupeteo
verb · 4×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
κάλαμος
kalamos
noun · 12×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πλέκω
pleko
verb · 3×
στέφανος
stephanos
noun · 18×
χαίρω
chairo
verb · 74×
ἄκανθα
akantha
noun · 14×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐμπαίζω
empaizo
verb · 13×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιτίθημι
epitithemi
verb · 39×
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
adverb · 48×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τῆς κεφαλῆς | WH/Treg/NIV: τῆς κεφαλῆς | RP: τὴν κεφαλὴν
  • τῆς κεφαλῆςSBLGNT
  • τῆς κεφαλῆςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τὴν κεφαλὴνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ | RP: ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν
  • ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷSBLGNT
  • ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐνέπαιξαν | WH/NIV: ἐνέπαιξαν | Treg/RP: ἐνέπαιζον
  • ἐνέπαιξανSBLGNT
  • ἐνέπαιξανWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐνέπαιζονTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: βασιλεῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: βασιλεῦ | RP: ὁ βασιλεὺς
  • βασιλεῦSBLGNT
  • βασιλεῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὁ βασιλεὺςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 1:9 — Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
  • Heb 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Isa 49:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worshi
  • Isa 52:14 — As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
  • Isa 53:3 — He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
  • Jer 20:7 — O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
  • John 19:2 — And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
  • John 19:3 — And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
  • Luke 23:36 — And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
  • Mark 15:18 — And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
  • Matt 20:19 — And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
  • Matt 26:49 — And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
  • Matt 27:37 — And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Neh 4:1 — But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
  • Phil 2:10 — That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
  • Ps 22:7 — All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
  • Ps 69:19 — Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.