Matthew 27:29
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 27
3 songs meet this passage
“I wear this crown of thorns”
Hurt · Johnny Cash
strains against Matthew 27:29
Cash borrows the image of Christ's mocked crown to describe his own guilt, an inversion that still points, however obliquely, toward the cross as the place where such shame is answered.
“Nail a nigga to the cross, he walk around like Teezo”
Not Like Us · Kendrick Lamar
strains against Matthew 27:27-31
The crucifixion is sacred suffering for sin's redemption; using it as a punchline trivializes what Scripture treats with reverence and weight.
It Was Jesus (Mono) · Johnny Cash
resonates with Matthew 27:28-35
The crown of thorns and crucifixion are recounted here almost verbatim from the Gospel account.