Mark 15:17

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
clothed	ἐνδύω endýō	G1746	to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
purple	πορφύραν porphuran	G4209	the "purple" mussel · noun — accusative singular feminine
platted	πλέξαντες plexantes	G4120	to twine or braid · verb — aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
crown	στέφανον stephanon	G4735	a chaplet (as a badge of royalty · noun — accusative singular masculine
thorns	ἀκάνθινον akanthinon	G174	thorny · adjective — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
about	περιτιθέασιν perititheasin	G4060	to place around · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
his	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 27:28-30 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
John 19:2-5 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Luke 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews' malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mar 15:15. Willing to content the people, to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them, who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be crucified, who was the glory and blessing of their nation. Though he had scourged him before, hoping that would content them, and then not designing to crucify him, yet he went on to that; for no wonder that he who could persuade himself to chastise one that was innocent (Luk 23:16), could by degrees persuade himself to crucify him. Christ was crucified, for that was, 1. A bloody…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 15:17

And platted a crown of thorns - In the note on Mat 27:29 (note), I have ventured to express a doubt whether our Lord was crowned with thorns, in our sense of the word; this crown being designed as an instrument of torture. I am still of the same opinion, having considered the subject more closely since writing that note. As there I have referred to Bishop Pearce, a man whose merit as a commentator is far beyond my praise, and who, it is to be regretted, did not complete his work on the New Testament, I think it right to insert the whole of his note here. "The word ακανθων may as well be the plural genitive case of the word ακανθος as of ακανθη: if of the latter, it is rightly translated, of…

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John Gill on Mark 15:17

And they clothed him with purple,.... Matthew calls it a "scarlet" robe; and the Persic version here renders it a "red garment": it was of a colour resembling purple; it was pretty near it, and therefore so called; which is what kings were used to wear; and so in derision of him, as a king, clothed him with this mock purple robe; and which was very likely one of the soldiers' old coats: and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head; for a crown, and also a reed in his hand, instead of a sceptre, as Matthew relates; See Gill on Matthew 26:28, Matthew 26:29.

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) But instead of the diadem, they put on Him a crown of thorns, wherefore it goes on, And platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He who now gives true palms to the victors was beaten in the face with hostile palms; he who clothes all others with the garment of immortality was stripped of his earthly garment.
— Cyprian, Treatise IX. On the Advantage of Patience 7

Or else, by the purple robe, with which the Lord is clothed, is meant His flesh itself, which He gave up to suffering, and by the thorny crown which He carried is meant, the taking upon Him of our sins.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Courts Of Justice · The judgment of: Immediately executed — The judgment of: Immediately executed
Crown · Of thorns — Of thorns
Irony · .The Roman — .The Roman
Mocking · The persecutors of Jesus mock him — The persecutors of Jesus mock him
Soldiers · Mock Jesus — Mock Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 15:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:17

John Gill on Mark 15:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 15:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:15-21

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:17

John Gill on Mark 15:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 15:15-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 15:17