Matthew 27:29

Matthew 27:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
• New International Version (NIV)and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Context of Matthew 27:29

27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. 28They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. 31After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

Matthew 27:29 word by word

καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες· χαῖρε βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.Read the interlinear

• And after twistingπλέκωplekō · to weaveG4120
• together a crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• of thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• they putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• it on His headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• reedκάλαμοςkalamos · reed/stick/penG2563
• in His rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• and they kneltγονυπετέωgonupeteō · to kneelG1120
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• Him and mockedἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
• Him, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Hailχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Matthew 27:29

• Matthew 20:19and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”
• Psalms 35:15But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Jeremiah 20:7O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; Everyone mocks me.
• Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Matthew 27:37And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
• Matthew 26:49Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
• Mark 15:18and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,
• John 19:3and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29A crown of thorns - . It does not appear that this crown was intended to be an instrument of punishment or torture to his head, but rather to render him ridiculous; for which cause also they put a reed in his hand, by way of scepter, and bowed their knees, pretending to do him homage. The crown was not probably of thorns, in our sense of the word: there are eminently learned men who think that the crown was formed of the herb acanthus; and Bishop Pearce…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

Topics related to Matthew 27:29

• Crown
• Cruelty
• Irony
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• King
• Mocking
• Persecution
• Reed
• Sarcasm
• Scoffing
• Soldiers
• Thorn
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Crown of thorns
• King of the Jews
• Accusation
• Hail!
• Notable
• Plat
• Reed
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch

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