The Praetorium (πραιτωριον). In Mt 27:27 this same word is translated "palace." That is its meaning here also, the palace in which…

Called Praetorium. The hall of the praetor, or Roman governor, where he sat to administer justice.

Whole band. See…

Into the hall, called Prætorium.—The same word is used by St. Matthew (Matthew 27:27), but is there translated com…

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done?

And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate, wi…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The vainglory of soldiers, always rejoicing in disorder and insults, here displayed their true charac…

The scourging of Jesus took place out in front of the palace of Herod and in the presence of all the people. Afterward Jesus was taken by the soldi…

And the soldiers led him away into the hall
From the place called the pavement, where was the judge's bench, from wh…

Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death reserved for the most vile criminals. Therefore, the cro and the shame are linked. God ha…