30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
30 And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.
30 Then they spit on him and hit him on the head with the stick.
30 Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 27:30
Commentary on Matthew 27:26-30
(Read Matthew 27:26-30)
Crucifixion was a death used only among the Romans; it was very terrible and miserable. A cross was laid on the ground, to which the hands and feet were nailed, it was then lifted up and fixed upright, so that the weight of the body hung on the nails, till the sufferer died in agony. Christ thus answered the type of the brazen serpent raised on a pole. Christ underwent all the misery and shame here related, that he might purchase for us everlasting life, and joy, and glory.