17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
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And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. …
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, …
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-21)Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews’ malice, delivers Christ to be crucified , Mark 15:15. Willing to content the people , to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them , who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be crucified , who was the glory and blessing of their nation. Though he had scou…
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