Matthew 27:28

And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak around him.

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In The King James Version

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

In Context

27Then the soldiers of the procurator, taking Jesus up to the praetorium, gathered the entire cohort around him.

29And plaiting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, with a reed in his right hand. And genuflecting before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews.”

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Cross References

Mark 15:17And they clothed him with purple. And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on him.

John 19:2And the soldiers, plaiting a crown of thorns, imposed it on his head. And they put a purple garment around him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:27-33

Christ Scourged and Derided; Christ Mocked by the Soldiers. 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King… Read the whole commentary →

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