Matthew 27:28

27:28 They ¹  stripped him and put a scarlet robe ²  around him,

Matthew 27:31

27:31 When ³  they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then ⁴  they led him away to crucify him.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² sn The scarlet robe probably refers to a military garment which had the color of royal purple, and thus resembled a king’s robe. The soldiers did this to Jesus as a form of mockery in view of the charges that he was a king.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.