Mark 15:17

“And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crowne of thornes, and put it about his head,”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Mark 15:17

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],
- King James Version

They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
- Basic English Bible

And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
- Darby Bible

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
- Webster's Bible

they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
- Weymouth Bible

They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
- World English Bible

and clothiden hym with purpur. And thei writhen a coroun of thornes, and puttiden on hym.
- Wycliffe Bible

and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put [it] on him,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for Mark 15:17

Wesley's Notes for Mark 15:17

15:17 Purple - As royal robes were usually purple and scarlet, St. Mark and John term this a purple robe, St. Matthew a scarlet one. The Tyrian purple is said not to have been very different from scarlet.


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