When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
Parallel translations
- WEB When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
- KJV And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
- BSB After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
- NKJV And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.
- NASB And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
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Quick answer
After mocking Him, the soldiers re-dress Jesus and lead Him out to be crucified. The procession to the cross begins.
Overview
The mockery ends, and the soldiers exchange the robe for Jesus' own clothes before leading Him to execution. The matter-of-fact account underscores the relentless movement toward the cross. Every step of His humiliation advances the redemptive purpose for which He came, to lay down His life as a ransom for many.
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Cross-references · 10
- Isa 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth.
- Matt 21:39So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
- 1 Kgs 21:13The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. The base fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.
- 1 Kgs 21:10Set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
- Acts 7:58They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Heb 13:12Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.
- John 19:16So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
- Matt 20:19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”
- John 19:27Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
- Num 15:35Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”
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