1 Pilate gave orders for Jesus to be beaten with a whip.
2 The soldiers made a crown out of thorn branches and put it on Jesus. Then they put a purple robe on him.
3 They came up to him and said, “Hey, you king of the Jews!” They also hit him with their fists.
4 Once again Pilate went out. This time he said, “I will have Jesus brought out to you again. Then you can see for yourselves that I have not found him guilty.”