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They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
Matthew 27:28 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
  • BSB They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
  • NKJV And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
  • NASB And they stripped Him and put a red cloak on Him.
  • NLT They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Mark 15:17They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
  • Luke 23:11Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
  • John 19:2–5The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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