Matthew 27:26-28

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²⁶Pilate set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.

Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

(Mark 15.16-21; John 19.2,3)

²⁷The governor's soldiers led Jesus into the fortress^[a] and brought together the rest of the troops. ²⁸They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe^[b] on him.

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Footnotes

27.27 fortress: The place where the Roman governor stayed. It was probably at Herod's palace west of Jerusalem, though it may have been Fortress Antonia north of the temple, where the Roman troops were stationed.
27.28 scarlet robe: This was probably a Roman soldier's robe.