15Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and delivered Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
16The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
17They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
20When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
21They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
