Graphic Bible · Scene 30 of 66

A soldier raises the reed toward Jesus’s crowned head while another spits toward him; no graphic impact is shown. — Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Matthew 27:30

Spat Upon and Struck

Condemned, Crucified, and Buried · Matthew 27

Story guide: The soldiers spit on Jesus, take the reed, and strike his head.

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30And after spitting on him, they took the reed and kept striking his head.

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