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Matthew 27

Matthew 27:28

The Soldiers Mock Jesus · Matthew 27:27–31
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Translations

Modern
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
Traditional
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Literal
And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him.
Latin
…et exuentes eum, chlamydem coccineam circumdederunt ei,

Original

Greek
English
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

Notes

Matthew 27:28–29

  • The 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.

Matthew 27:27–31

During the Jewish trial, people mocked Jesus as a prophet (Matthew 26:67–68). Here, they mocked him as a king.

Events

Parallels

Isaiah 50:4–11 Mark 15:16–20 Luke 22:63–65 John 19:1–15

Glossary

Christ Clothing Crown Gospel of Matthew Isaiah, Book of Jesus Christ Passion Procurator Purple Scarlet

Topics

Colors: Crimson, Red, Purple, and Scarlet, Symbols of Various Ideas of Royalty Cruelty of Jews to Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Mocked by the Soldiers (In Jerusalem) Jesus, the Christ: Sufferings of Mocking: The Persecutors of Jesus Mock Him Persecution of Jesus Punishments were Inflicted by Soldiers Sarcasm: The Persecutors of Jesus Scoffing: Soldiers Scorning and Mocking: Soldiers Soldiers: Mock Jesus The Death of Christ: Inflicted by the Gentiles