American Standard Version
Matthew 27:31
31And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.
Matthew 27:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
- New International Version (NIV)After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.
Context of Matthew 27:31
29And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him. 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross. 33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,
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καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ, ἐξέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὴν χλαμύδα καὶ ἐνέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ σταυρῶσαι.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 27:31
- Matthew 20:19and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up.
- Matthew 21:39And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
- Numbers 15:35And Jehovah said unto Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
- 1 Kings 21:10and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
- John 19:16Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
- Acts 7:58and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Hebrews 13:12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Commentaries on Matthew 27:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31As they came out - That is, either out of the governor‘s palace where he had been treated with such cruelty and contempt, or out of the gates of the city, to crucify him. A man of Cyrene - Cyrene was a city of Libya, in Africa, lying west of Egypt. There were many Jews there, and they were in the habit, like others, of going frequently to Jerusalem. Him they compelled go bear his cross - John says John 19:17 that Jesus went forth “bearing his cross.” Luke…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-34Verses 31-34 Christ was led as a Lamb to the slaughter, as a Sacrifice to the altar. Even the mercies of the wicked are really cruel. Taking the cross from him, they compelled one Simon to bear it. Make us ready, O Lord, to bear the cross thou hast appointed us, and daily to take it up with cheerfulness, following thee. Was ever sorrow like unto his sorrow? And when we behold what manner of death he died, let us in that behold with what manner of love he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-31During the Jewish trial, people mocked Jesus as a prophet (Matthew 26:67–68). Here, they mocked him 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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