Matthew 27:28
New International Version
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,

New Living Translation
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

English Standard Version
And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,

Berean Standard Bible
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him.

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

New King James Version
And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

New American Standard Bible
And they stripped Him and put a red cloak on Him.

NASB 1995
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

NASB 1977
And they stripped Him, and put a scarlet robe on Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

Amplified Bible
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on Him [as a king’s robe].

Christian Standard Bible
They stripped him and dressed him in a scarlet robe.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.

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

Contemporary English Version
They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They took off his clothes and put a bright red cape on him.

Good News Translation
They stripped off his clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.

International Standard Version
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

Majority Standard Bible
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

NET Bible
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,

New Heart English Bible
They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

Weymouth New Testament
Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak.

World English Bible
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having unclothed Him, they put a crimson cloak around Him,

Berean Literal Bible
And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him.

Young's Literal Translation
and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having unclothed him, they put round him a scarlet, loose, warm cloak.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak around him.

New American Bible
They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him.

New Revised Standard Version
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they removed his clothes and put on him a scarlet robe.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they stripped him and they clothed him with a scarlet robe.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet cloak;

Godbey New Testament
And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe:

Haweis New Testament
and stripping him, put about him a scarlet cloak.

Mace New Testament
and having stripp'd him, they put on him a scarlet robe.

Weymouth New Testament
Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak.

Worrell New Testament
And, having stripped Him, they put on Him a scarlet robe;

Worsley New Testament
and when they had stript Him, they covered Him with a scarlet robe;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him. 28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”…

Cross References
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

John 19:2-3
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. / And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

Mark 15:17-20
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head. / And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” / They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. ...

Luke 23:11
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

John 19:5
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

Philippians 2:7-8
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Psalm 69:19-21
You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You. / Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. / They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—

John 18:22
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

Matthew 26:67-68
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”

1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.


Treasury of Scripture

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

stripped.

Mark 15:17
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

Luke 23:11
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.

John 19:2-5
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, …

a scarlet robe.

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Matthew 27
1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.
3. Judas hangs himself.
19. Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.
27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33. crucified;
39. reviled;
50. dies, and is buried;
62. his tomb is sealed and watched.














They stripped Him
This phrase signifies the beginning of the physical and emotional humiliation that Jesus endured. The act of stripping was not only to inflict shame but also to mock His claim of kingship. In the Roman context, stripping a prisoner was a common practice to degrade and dehumanize. The Greek word used here, "ἐκδύω" (ekduō), implies a forceful removal, emphasizing the violence and disrespect shown to Jesus. This act fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 53:3, where the Messiah is described as "despised and rejected by men."

and put a scarlet robe on Him
The scarlet robe is significant both symbolically and historically. Scarlet, a color associated with royalty and wealth, was used here ironically to mock Jesus' claim to be the King of the Jews. The Greek word "κοκκίνην" (kokkinēn) refers to a bright red or scarlet color, often derived from the kermes insect, which was used in ancient times to dye fabrics. This robe was likely a military cloak, possibly belonging to one of the Roman soldiers, further emphasizing the mockery. The act of clothing Jesus in a scarlet robe is a cruel parody of a royal investiture, highlighting the soldiers' scorn and the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies, such as Psalm 22:18, which speaks of the Messiah's garments being divided and gambled over.

(28) A scarlet robe.--Here again we have a technical word, the chlamys or paludamentum, used for the military cloak worn by emperors in their character as generals, and by other officers of high rank (Pliny, xxii. 2, 3). St. Mark and St. John call it purple (Mark 15:17; John 19:2); but the "purple "of the ancients was "crimson," and the same colour might easily be called by either name. It was probably some cast-off cloak of Pilate's own, or, possibly, that in which Herod had before arrayed Him (Luke 23:11). Philo records a like mockery as practised upon an idiot at Alexandria, who was there made to represent Herod Agrippa II. (in Flacc. p. 980). It was but too common a practice to subject condemned prisoners before execution to this kind of outrage. Here the point of the mockery lay, of course, in the fact that their Victim had been condemned as claiming the title of a King. They had probably seen or heard of the insults of like kind offered by Herod and his soldiers (Luke 23:21), and now reproduced them with aggravated cruelty.

Verse 28. - They stripped him (ἐκδύσαντες). Some manuscripts read ἐνδύσαντες, "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 (χλαμύδα κοκκίνην). This was probably the short military woollen cloak worn by officers, in colour either scarlet or purple, and fastened by a buckle on the right shoulder. Some think it was a cast-off garment from the wardrobe of King Herod, which they found and appropriated to this purpose. Whatever it was, its bright hue was suitable for this mockery of regal splendour.

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Greek
They stripped
ἐκδύσαντες (ekdysantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1562: From ek and the base of duno; to cause to sink out of, i.e. to divest.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[and] put
περιέθηκαν (periethēkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4060: To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present.

a scarlet
κοκκίνην (kokkinēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2847: Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored.

robe
χλαμύδα (chlamyda)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5511: A short cloak, worn by military officers and soldiers. Of uncertain derivation; a military cloak.

on Him.
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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