2009-08-20T17:38:13-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/purple/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015:17&version=NIV 2009-08-20T17:38:13-05:00 When Jesus was about to be crucified they mocked him by dressing him up in a purple robe. Purple was the color of royalty and it was purported that Jesus was trying to become King of the Jews.