Markus 7:30

7:30 She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Markus 15:4

15:4 So Pilate asked him again, ¹  “Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”

Markus 15:17

15:17 They put a purple cloak ²  on him and after braiding ³  a crown of thorns, ⁴  they put it on him.

[15:4]  ¹ tn Grk “Pilate asked him again, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[15:17]  ² sn The purple cloak probably refers to a military garment which had the color of royal purple, and thus resembled a king’s robe. The soldiers did this to Jesus as a form of mockery in view of the charges that he was a king (cf. 15:2).

[15:17]  ³ tn Or “weaving.”

[15:17]  ⁴ sn The crown may have been made from palm spines or some other thorny plant common in Israel. In placing the crown of thorns on his head, the soldiers were unwittingly symbolizing God’s curse on humanity (cf. Gen 3:18) being placed on Jesus. Their purpose would have been to mock Jesus’ claim to be a king; the crown of thorns would have represented the “radiant corona” portrayed on the heads of rulers on coins and other artifacts in the 1st century.