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Patristic A.D. 735 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Mark, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Mark 15:16-20

Bede the Venerable, on Mark 15:16

Bede the Venerable · c. A.D. 672–735
Mark 15:16 · Douay-Rheims
“And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:”
On this verse:
“(ubi sup.) For since He had been called King of the Jews, and the scribes and priests had objected to Him as a crime that He usurped rule over the Jewish people, they in derision strip Him of His former garments, and put on Him a purple robe, which ancient kings used to wear.”
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