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They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
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A King in Mockery
Commentators explain that the soldiers' actions were a cruel parody. They dressed Jesus in a purple robe, a symbol of royalty, and pressed a crown of thorns onto his head. As the Expositor's Bible Commentary notes, they thought it was a 'great joke' that this man claimed to be a king, turning royal symbols into instruments of humiliation and pain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With purple. Matthew says scarlet. See Barnes, Matthew 27:28.
About his head. In the form of a garland…
Purple (πορφυραν). Matthew 27:28 has "scarlet robe" which see for discussion as well as for the crown of thorns.
19th Century
Anglican
They clothed him with purple.—The colour is called “purple” by St. Mark and St. John, “crimson” by St. Matthew. The two words probably ind…
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Baptist
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And …
The soldiers thought it was a great joke that this gentle Jew claimed to be a king. So they took a purple robe, a symbol of royalty, and threw it a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they clothed him with purple Matthew calls it a "scarlet" robe; and the Persic version here renders it a "red ga…
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