Into the palace (εις το πραιτωριον). In Rome the praetorium was the camp of the praetorian (from praetor) guard of soldiers , but …

Into the common hall. The original word here means, rather, the governor's palace, or dwelling. The trial of Jesus had taken place out of …

The common hall — Literally, the Prætorium. This word, originally applied to the tent of the praetor (or general) and the…

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Ba…

St. Augustine of Hippo: After the Lord's trial comes His Pa ion, which begins this way: "Then the soldiers of the governor to…

That the governor’s troops are the ones involved in these shameful actions belies any suggestion that Matthew exculpates Pilate (see comment on v.2…

Then the soldiers of the governor. It is not without reason that these additional insults are related. We know that it was not some sort o…

Then the soldiers of the governor
Those that were about him, his attendants and guards,

Crucifixion was a death penalty used only by the Romans; it was very terrible and miserable. A cross was laid on the ground, to which the hands and…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…