And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through Matthew 27:29-33.