And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head - in mockery of a regal crown,
And they put on him a purple robe - in mockery of the imperial purple; first "stripping Him" of His own outer garment (Matthew 27:28). It is possible that this was the "gorgeous" robe in which Herod arrayed and sent Him back to Pilate (Luke 23:11); but it may have been one of the military cloaks worn by the Roman officers. In Matthew (27:29) we have the following addition: "they put a reed in his right hand" - in mockery of the regal sceptre - "and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him."