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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:23

‘And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified.” ’ Pilate protested Jesus’ innocence, but that was enough to guarantee that they would have no mercy. They liked to think that they had Pilate on the ropes, and as Jerusalemites or zealot sympathisers they had little sympathy for Jesus. Thus they repeated their demand even more strongly, “Let him be crucified.” This cry makes clear that we are not talking about an average crowd. This was... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:24

‘So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. You see to it.” ’ By this time Pilate was angry and frustrated, both because his scheme had failed and because of his disgust at their willingness to have an innocent man crucified. (We are often disgusted when we see in others something that is despicable, even if we have often excused the same... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:25

‘And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us, and on our children.” ’ For the idea here compare 2 Samuel 1:16; 2 Samuel 3:28. The people recognised quite clearly what Pilate was trying to do, and had been worked up into such a fever that they replied vociferously, “His blood be on us, and on our children.” They had recognised the symbol and were quite ready to take the blood guilt on themselves if it would frustrate Pilate. They treated the death of Jesus as lightly as the Chief... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:26

‘Then he released Barabbas to them, but he scourged Jesus and delivered him to be crucified.’ But Pilate could not escape the blame as easily as that, and Matthew clearly indicates his guilt in these words. In the end it is Pilate who frees Barabbas, and then has Jesus scourged, and finally handed over to his executioners so that He might be crucified (compare Jesus’ prophecy that this would be so in Matthew 20:19). His hands were therefore guilty, and washing his hands could never remove that... read more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:28-29

a ‘And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe, and plaited a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand.’ Then began the mockery and they wanted Him dressed for the part. So they took off His own bloodstained robe, and put on Him a scarlet robe which was intended to signify royalty. This may have been a soldier’s red robe, or it may have been an officer’s robe seen as more suitable for the part, or even one that they kept by for such occasions. Then they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:30

‘And they spat on him, and took the reed and smote him continually on the head.’ Spitting was, as it still is, a sign of contempt, and they held nothing back, and then one of them, no doubt to the delight of his comrades seized the reed from His hand and smote Him on the head with it. After which they all felt that they wanted to have a go. The spitting is again a reminder of Isaiah 50:6, although the connection is not brought out. Matthew’s Gospel is, however, full of such Scriptural nuances.... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:26

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

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

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:28-29

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:30

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