When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 15:20 in context
Mark 15:17–23
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They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18
They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
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When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
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They 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.
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They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
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