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Ecce homo
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thumb|Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1605
Ecce homo ( "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his crucifixion (John 19:5).
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Exivit ergo Jesus portans coronam spineam, et purpureum vestimentum. Et dicit eis: Ecce homo.
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
Gospel of John 19:5 KJV.
See also
Sanhedrin trial of Jesus
Flagellation of Christ
External links
Category:Biblical episodes