New International Version
Matthew 27:29
29and 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.
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!
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
Context of Matthew 27:29
27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 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. 30They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- when they had plattedπλέκωplekō · to weaveG4120
- a crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
- they putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
- a reedκάλαμοςkalamos · reed/stick/penG2563
- right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
- they bowed the kneeγονυπετέωgonupeteō · to kneelG1120
- beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
- and mockedἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
- 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 be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”
- Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
- Psalms 69:7For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
- Jeremiah 20:7You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
- Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Matthew 27:37Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.
- Matthew 26:49Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
- Mark 15:18And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
- Luke 23:36The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar
- John 19:3and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him 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
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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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