And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head - in mockery of a regal crown,

And they put on him a purple robe - in mockery of the imperial purple; first "stripping Him" of His own outer garment (). It is possible that this was the "gorgeous" robe in which Herod arrayed and sent Him back to Pilate (); but it may have been one of the military cloaks worn by the Roman officers. In Matthew (27:29 ) we have the following addition: "they put a reed in his right hand" - in mockery of the regal sceptre - "and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him."

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