THE SOLDIERS MOCK JESUS

Passage: Matthew 27:27-31

Key verse: 29

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus(A)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(B) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(C) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(D) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(E) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(F)

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ESV

Jesus Is Mocked

27 (A)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the (B)governor's headquarters,[a] and they gathered the whole (C)battalion[b] before him. 28 And they stripped him and put (D)a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they (E)mocked him, saying, “Hail, (F)King of the Jews!” 30 And (G)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and (H)led him away to crucify him.

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Footnotes
  1. Matthew 27:27 Greek the praetorium
  2. Matthew 27:27 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
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1. The crown of thorns (27-30)

Before Jesus was crucified, the Roman soldiers in their ignorance subjected him to a mockery of the deepest truths of his person and work. They stripped him and dressed him in a scarlet robe; they twisted together a crown of thorns and forced it on his brow. They put a mock scepter in his hand. Then they knelt in mockery and said, 'Hail, king of the Jews!' Jesus was indeed King. He fulfilled God's promise to David (2Sa 7:16; Isa 9:6,7). He is King of kings and Lord of lords (Php 2:9-11). The soldiers didn't know that their mockery was God's truth. It was for me and for you that he endured such shame at the hands of sinners.

2. They led him away to be crucified (31)

They put his own clothes on him and led him away to be crucified. The One to whom all authority in heaven and on earth is given was totally helpless in the hands of sinful men.

Prayer: Lord, you endured such shame for me. What have I suffered for you?

One Word: He suffered and died for me