Matthew 27:28-31 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:15-30

Christ before Pilate. No. 2. The other evangelists tell us of Pilate's first and fatal mistake, in offering, while convinced of his Prisoner's innocence, to chastise him and let him go. He showed the Jews he was afraid of them; and from this point onwards we see him tossed between his own convictions and his fears—a type of all who in their own souls have convictions about Christ and their duty to him, which they do not act out lest they thereby incur loss or abuse. Apparently, before the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:26-34

Preparations for the Crucifixion. I. THE SCOURGING . 1 . It had been predicted. "I gave my back to the smiters," Isaiah said in the spirit of prophecy; and again, in words very solemn and very precious to sin-laden consciences, "By his stripes we are healed." The Lord himself had told his disciples beforehand that he should suffer this cruel indignity ( Matthew 20:19 ). The circumstances of the Lord's sufferings were revealed to the prophets ages before the time. This fact shows... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:27-30

Jesus mocked by the soldiers. ( Mark 15:16-19 ; John 19:2 , John 19:3 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:28

They stripped him ( ἐκδυ ì σαντες ) . Some manuscripts read ἐνδυ ì σαντες , "when they had clothed him;" but this seems to have been derived from St. Mark, and to be here somewhat tautological. They had heard of his claim to be a King, so they determined to deride him with the mockery of royal honours. They tore his garments from his mangled form, thus opening afresh his half-dried wounds. Put on him a scarlet robe ( χλαμυ ì δα κοκκι ì νην ). This was probably... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:29

Platted a crown of thorns. In carrying out their mockery, the soldiers next supply a regal crown. Palestine was a country thickly set with brambles and thorn-growing bushes. They would have no difficulty in finding plants to suit their cruel purpose, and in plucking with their gauntlet-covered bands sprays sufficient to weave into a rude coronet. What was the particular shrub employed cannot be known for certainty. The zizyphus, Spina Christi, a kind of acacia with long reflex thorns, is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:29

The crown of thorns. The wreath that the unfeeling soldiers pressed on the brow of the patient Christ, in mimicry of the victor's crown, with its cruel thorns to lacerate and pain, was only meant for an insult. It was one element in the torture of rude mockery to which our Lord was subjected. Yet, though quite beyond the perception of the brutal legionaries, this was wonderfully representative of the true Kingship of Jesus. He is a King crowned with thorns. Let us look at the fact from two... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:30

They spit upon him. Repeating the atrocious outrage already offered ( Matthew 26:67 ). Smote him ( ἐ ì τυπτον , imperf., kept smiting him ) on the head. They tore the mock sceptre from his trembling hands, and one after the other, as they passed, struck him with it on the head, at every blow driving the thorns deeper into his flesh. Here must be introduced some other attempts of Pilate to save him, narrated by St. John ( John 19:4-16 ), especially the episode of "Ecce... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:31

St. Matthew, omitting some details, hurries to the final scene. Took the robe off from him; i.e. the scarlet robe with which they had arrayed him (verse 28). Whether they removed the crown of thorns is uncertain. The Lord is always depicted wearing it upon the cross. His own raiment ( τα Ì ἱμα ì τια αὐττοῦ , his garments ) . The term would include the outer and inner garments, especially the seamless tunic for which the soldiers cast lots ( John 19:23 ; Psalms 22:18... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:31-33

Jesus is led to crucifixion. Via dolorosa. ( Mark 15:20-23 ; Luke 23:26-33 ; John 19:16 , John 19:17 .) In these accounts, those of Matthew and Mark are most alike, though varied in expression and in some details; that of Luke is the fullest; that of John distinct from the rest. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:27-30

See also Mark 15:15-20; John 19:1-3.Matthew 27:27Into the common hall - The original word here means, rather, the governor’s palace or dwelling.The trial of Jesus had taken place outside of the palace. The Jews would not enter in John 18:28, and it is probable that courts were held often in a larger and more public place than would be a room in his dwelling. Jesus, being condemned, was led by the soldiers away from the Jews “within” the palace, and subjected there to their profane mockery and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:15-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:26-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:31-33

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:27-30

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