Mark 15:18 — Community Reflections

MARK 15:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!”

And began to call out to him, hail, king of the Jews — the hail (chaire, greeting) parodies the salutation for the Roman emperor: Ave, Caesar. The king of the Jews is the political charge adapted as a mocking title. The soldiers' mockery is comprehensive: they have the robe, the crown, the greeting, and will add the staff (Matthew 27:29) and the kneeling homage.

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