"Herod with his men of war set Him at nought, and mocked Him, and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe." The Roman soldiers joined in this abuse. All that these wicked, corrupt soldiers, helped on by Herod and the Jewish dignitaries, could instigate was heaped upon the Saviour. Yet His divine patience failed not.

Men Herodes og hans krigsfolk hånede og spottede ham, og de kastede en prægtig kappe om ham. Også de romerske soldater tog del i denne mishandling. Alt, hvad disse onde, fordærvede soldater, i fællesskab med Herodes og de jødiske myndigheder, kunne finde på, overdængede de Frelseren med. Men alligevel svigtede hans guddommelige tålmodighed ikke.