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An Understandable Version
They stripped off His clothing and placed a scarlet robe on Him [Note: Mark 15:17 calls this a "purple" robe because in that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple," so the use of "scarlet" was appropriate].
New American Standard Bible
They stripped Him and
King James Version
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Holman Bible
They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.
International Standard Version
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
A Conservative Version
And having stripped him, they put a scarlet robe on him.
American Standard Version
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Amplified
They stripped him and put a scarlet
Anderson New Testament
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet cloak;
Bible in Basic English
And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
Common New Testament
And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and having stripp'd him, they put on him a scarlet robe.
Darby Translation
and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;
Godbey New Testament
And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe:
Goodspeed New Testament
And they stripped him and put a red cloak on him,
John Wesley New Testament
And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe,
Julia Smith Translation
And having unclothed him, they put round him a scarlet, loose, warm cloak.
King James 2000
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they stripped him [and] put a scarlet military cloak around him,
Modern King James verseion
And stripping Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they stripped him, and put on him a purple robe,
Moffatt New Testament
they stripped him and threw a scarlet mantle round him,
Montgomery New Testament
They stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe.
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.
Noyes New Testament
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Sawyer New Testament
and stripped him, and put on him a crimson cloak,
The Emphasized Bible
and, unclothing him, a scarlet scarf, put they about him, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and stripping him, put about him a scarlet cloak.
Twentieth Century New Testament
They stripped him, and put on him a red military cloak,
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him,
World English Bible
They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,
Themes
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Of royalty
Cruelty » Instances of » Of jews to jesus
The death of Christ » Inflicted by the gentiles
Jesus Christ » History of » Mocked by the soldiers (in jerusalem)
Mocking » The persecutors of jesus mock him
Punishments » Were inflicted » By soldiers
Sarcasm » Instances of » The persecutors of jesus
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Mocked
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus to Pilate's headquarters and assembled the entire company [i.e., about men] in front of Him. 28 They stripped off His clothing and placed a scarlet robe on Him [Note: Mark 15:17 calls this a "purple" robe because in that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple," so the use of "scarlet" was appropriate]. 29 Then they made a wreath out of thorns and placed it on His head and put a stick in His right hand. They knelt down in front of Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hey, king of the Jews!"
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Cross References
Mark 15:17
They placed a purple robe on Him [Note: Matt. 27:28 calls this a "scarlet" robe. In that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple"], and making a wreath out of thorns, they placed it on His head.
Luke 23:11
Then Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a luxurious robe and then sent Him back to Pilate.
John 19:2-5
The soldiers wove thorny twigs into a crown and placed it on His head and dressed Him in a purple robe.