Why was Jesus given a crown of thorns?

Matthew 27:29 - “And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’”

Mark 15:17 - “They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him.”

John 19:2 - “And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head and put a purple robe on Him.”

Matthew 27:27 - 31

ESV - ²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. ²⁸ And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

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