Matthew 27:27-28:10

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 27:1-99

Matthew 27 THE CLOSING SCENES of the Lord’s life are told by Matthew in a way that emphasizes the excessive guilt of the leaders of Israel. This feature has been noticeable all through, and we specially see it in Matthew 23.0 . The opening verses of this chapter show us that though His official condemnation had to come from Pilate, yet the animus that hounded Him to His death was found with them. The sequence of the story is broken by a parenthetical paragraph giving us the miserable end of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:26-30

Jesus condemned, and mocked by the soldiers: v. 26. Then released he Barabbas unto them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. v. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers. v. 28. And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe. v. 29. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they bowed the knee before Him, and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:11-31

NINTH SECTIONJESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS, BEFORE PILATES’S BAR; OR, CHRIST EXAMINED BY THE CIVIL AUTHORITY; INSULTINGLY PUT BESIDE BARABBAS; STILL MORE INSULTING REJECTED, AND, IN SPITE OF THE MOST DECISIVE PROOFS OF HIS INNONENCE, CONDEMNED, DELIVERED TO BE CRUCIFIED, MOCKEDMatthew 27:11-31(Mark 15:2-20; Luke 23:2-25; John 18:28 to John 19:16.)11And Jesus stood [was placed]15 before the governor: and the governor asked [questioned]16 him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:22-31

the Stain Water Could not Wash Away Matthew 27:22-31 No judge ought to have asked the crowd what he should do. But every man has to do with Christ. He is ever standing before the bar of conscience, and each of us must accept or condemn, do homage or crucify. If we do not pronounce for Him , we pronounce against Him ; and there is a moment when our verdict becomes irrevocable. “What I have written, I have written.” We are all writing our legend, and affixing it to the Cross for the universe... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:1-66

The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out as a warning against the policy of expediency. He was convinced of the innocence of Jesus, and his conscience- perhaps more acute that day than it had been for a very long time- very plainly revealed to him that his duty lay in releasing the Prisoner. However, he endeavored to secure himself and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27

‘Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered together to him the whole band.’ Note Matthew’s emphasis on ‘the soldiers of the governor’. He is determined that Pilate should not to be exonerated. He alone was finally responsible for what happened, for the final authority was in his hands. From the outside, where the judgment seat had been set up, Jesus was taken into the courtyard of the Praetorium, the governor’s residence. And there the soldiers rallied their... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27-29

‘And they knelt down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ’ But central to it all was the desire to mock His ‘claim’ to Kingship, and the horseplay no doubt began early and continued right through to the end as different ones thrust themselves forward trying to outdo what the previous ones had done. It is summarised here in the terms ‘they knelt down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ’ They knew after all that that was what lay behind His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27-31

The Mock Adulation of the Soldiers (27:27-31). Having been sentenced and committed to crucifixion Jesus now became fair game. It was not often that the soldiers had a royal claimant that they could do what they liked with. So they gathered their comrades-at-arms together, tore off his clothes, put on Him a scarlet robe and a crown of thorns, put a reed in His right hand and then mocked Him as ‘a king’. Then when they had had enough of their folly, they took back the robe, dressed Him in His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27-54

The Final Farewell (27:27-54). In sober words Matthew now portrays what Jesus had to endure from the moment when He was handed over to His executioners to be mocked as ‘the King of the Jews’ to the time when He breathes His last and His executioners testify that He is ‘the Son of God’. Analysis. a The mock adulation of the soldiers as they hail Him as ‘King of the Jews’ (Matthew 27:27-31). b The crucifixion of Jesus where He is numbered with two insurrectionists and displayed as ‘the King... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27-31

Matthew 27:27-Obadiah : . The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( Mark 15:16-Proverbs : *, which Mt. rearranges and slightly expands).— Lk. ( Luke 23:11) makes something of the kind happen at Herod’ s house, but there is some doubt about the text. read more

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