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Matthew 27:28
28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on Him [as a king’s robe].
Matthew 27:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
- New International Version (NIV)They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
Context of Matthew 27:28
26So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified. 27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on Him [as a king’s robe]. 29And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, “Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!” 30They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head.
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Cross-references for Matthew 27:28
- Mark 15:17They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him;
- Luke 23:11And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking and ridiculing Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
- John 19:2And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him;
Commentaries on Matthew 27:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Stripped him - Took off his mantle, or upper garment. A scarlet robe - Or, according to Mark and John, a purple robe, such as emperors and kings wore.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-30Verses 27-30 See also Mark 15:15-20; John 19:1-3. Matthew 27:27 Into the common hall - The original word here means, rather, the governor‘s palace or dwelling. The trial of Jesus had taken place outside of the palace. The Jews would not enter in John 18:28, and it is probable that courts were held often in a larger and more public place than would be a room in his dwelling. Jesus, being condemned, was led by the soldiers away from the Jews “within” the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-30Verses 26-30 Crucifixion was a death used only among the Romans; it was very terrible and miserable. A cross was laid on the ground, to which the hands and feet were nailed, it was then lifted up and fixed upright, so that the weight of the body hung on the nails, till the sufferer died in agony. Christ thus answered the type of the brazen serpent raised on a pole. Christ underwent all the misery and shame here related, that he might purchase for us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The scarlet robe was probably a soldier's cloak used to imitate royal clothing in order to mock Jesus. Weaving a crown of thorns was meant to mock Jesus as a king.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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