Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 27:31

"And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him." — Matthew 27:31 (ASV)

And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Their action, in restoring to him his own seamless robe, was overruled by God—whatever their motive may have been—so that no one could say that some other person had been substituted for the Saviour. He went out wearing that well-known garment, which was woven from the top throughout, which he had always worn; and all who looked upon him said, "It is he—the Nazarene. We know his face, his dress, his person." There was no possibility of mistaking him for anybody else.

It was divinely overruled that Jesus should go forth with His own garments on Him, so that no one might say that another person had been substituted for the Savior.

As they led Him away, robed in that well-known seamless garment, woven from the top throughout, all who looked upon Him would say, “It is the Nazarene going forth to execution. We recognize His clothing as well as His person.”

And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Perhaps they were afraid that he would die from sheer exhaustion and so, with a cruel mercy, they would keep him alive for the infliction of further tortures.