Whoever requires you to go one mile, [be willing to] go with him two miles. [Note: The Romans were permitted by law to require a Jew to carry their burden for one mile only].

When He got back to Capernaum, a Roman military captain came up to Him and kept begging Him,

"Therefore, when you see that disgusting thing which causes total destruction [i.e., the Roman armies. See Luke 21:20], which Daniel the prophet spoke about [Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11], standing in the sacred place [i.e., Jerusalem and especially the Temple area], (let the reader understand [what is meant by this]),

So, they chained Him, led Him away and turned Him over to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.

Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. "Are you the King of the Jews?" asked the Governor. "It is true," answered Jesus.

The Roman Captain, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed: "This must indeed have been God's Son!"

Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought Him a Roman Penny.

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.

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