Crowned with Thorns
C. H. Davison. Matthew 27:29-31 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him… I. The crown of thorns was placed upon the brow of our Divine Redeemer in derision of His true kingly dignity. It suggests the world's general treatment of His claims. Herod's question — "Art Thou a King?" Christ claims this supremacy on the ground of His Divine fulness and sufficiency as our Redeeming God. II. The crown of thorns reminds us of kingship over suffering, or the passive perfection of the Lord Jesus. III. Of the disappointments which are inseparable from the earthly and the seen. (C. H. Davison.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! WEB: They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"