Matthew 27:28

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet military cloak.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

27Then the soldiers of the president took Jesus into the Praetorium, and assembled the whole regiment against him.

29And they wove a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and put a reed in his hand, and they bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, and said: Hail, thou king of the Jews.

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Cross References

Mark 15:17and they clothed him in purple, and braided a crown of thorns and put upon him;

John 19:2And the soldiers braided a crown of thorns, and put it on his head; and they clothed him in purple garments:

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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