John 19:1-3
Pilate Tries to Release Jesus
19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.
19:2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.
19:3 They came up to him again and again and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.