The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:17-18
And they clothe him with purple, and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! They clothe him with purple ( ἐνδύουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν ) . So also says St. John ( John 21:2 , ἱματιον πορφυροῦν ). St. Matthew says ( Matthew 27:28 ), "They put on him a scarlet robe ( περιέθηκαν αὐτῷ χλαμύδα )." Purple and scarlet are not such very dissimilar colors. Purple is a royal color; and the chlamys of St. Matthew... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:16-41
Parallel passages: Matthew 27:27-56 ; Luke 23:26-49 ; John 19:17-37 .— The closing scene. I. THE CRUCIFIXION AND ACCOMPANYING EVENTS , 1 . The words of the Creed. The words of the Creed, "crucified under Pontius Pilate," are familiar to almost every young person who has been trained in the Christian religion. All down the centuries the name of this Roman knight, who was Procurator of Judaea under the Propraetor of Syria, has been associated with the greatest crime... read more