Crown of Thorns

:This article concerns the Christian Passion. Crown of Thorns can also mean a starfish or a succulent plant (Spurge)

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In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his crucifixion. It is mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew (27:29), Mark (15:17), and John (19:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early Christian Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others.

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Passion - Chaplet - Jesus - Crucifixion - Gospel - Matthew - Mark - John - Clement of Alexandria - Origen

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John the Evangelist describes it thus (KJV, ch. 19):

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:"Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!"

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Scourge - Behold the man

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