Meyer notes that this contumelious action of the soldiers was undertaken under Pilate's watch. Verse 3 Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands. In the New Century Version, "they came to him many times and said ...". This additional wording reflects the insertion ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν (ērchonto pros auton) in many early texts, but which was missing in the Textus Receptus. Karl Lachmann, Constantin von Tischendorf, Meyer and Westcott and Hort all adopt the additional wording. Cross references: , ; ; . Verse 5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, "Behold the Man!" "Behold the Man": Ecce homo in Vulgate Latin; in the original , (Ide ho anthrōpos). Meyer reflects that the words are "short [but] significant". Verse 6 Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him". "Crucify Him, crucify Him!": The words of the chief priests and officers in the Received Text are , staurōson, staurōson, meaning "crucify! crucify!", with the word "him" being implied or added in English texts. The Jews did not possess the right of execution, nor was crucifixion a Jewish form of capital punishment. "No fault": or no crime (Revised Standard Version). Verse 7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God."Critical texts refer to "the law", κατὰ τὸν νόμον (kata ton nomon), but the Textus Receptus reads "according to our law". Alfred Plummer, in the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, argues that "our" is not original. ("the law") states:And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death. Pilate was bound by Roman precedent to pay respect to the law of subject nationalities. Verse 9[Pilate] went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. A second private examination by Pilate. Verse 19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And