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John 19:3
And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
John 19:3 · Bible in Basic English
John 19:3 in other translations
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.
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In context
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.
2 And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.
3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
4 And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.
5 Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!
6 So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.
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