“Here then is the Gospel of our salvation: the Savior was scourged, that we might go free, He was crowned with thorns, that we might be crowned with blessing and glory; He was clothed with a robe of contempt, that we might receive the robe of righteousness; He was rejected as king, that we might be made kings and priests unto God.”

~ Arthur W. Pink
Exposition of the Gospel of John, 3:209-210