Matthew 27:28

“And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak around him.”

Matthew 27:28 · direct translation from the Greek
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Matthew 27:28, word by word

they strippedἐκδύσαντεςekdysantes

strip

Take off clothing, strip.

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putπεριέθηκανperiethēkan

put around

Put around, place on.

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a scarletκοκκίνηνkokkinēn

scarlet

Scarlet, bright red.

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cloakχλαμύδαchlamyda

military cloak

Cloak, the short cloak worn by soldiers.

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The soldiers mock Jesus

Mark 15:16-20John 19:1-3

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Matthew 27:27-31

27Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole cohort around him. 28And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak around him. 29And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30And spitting on him, they took the reed and kept striking him on his head. 31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him.

Mark 15:16-20

16And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium, and they call together the whole cohort. 17And they clothe him in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending their knees, they were paying homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and put his own clothes on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.

John 19:1-3

1So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they threw a purple robe around him, 3and they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they kept giving him slaps.

The context

27Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole cohort around him.

28 · This verse (above)

29And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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To study Matthew 27 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?

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