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Matthew 27:30
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Then they spat on him, took the staff, and kept hitting him on the head.
And they spit vpon him, and tooke the reed, and smote him on the head.
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.
And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head.
They spat on Jesus. Then they took his stick and began to beat him on the head.
They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head.
They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
And they spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
Then they spat on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
Then they spit on him. They took the stick from him and beat him on the head with it.
They spit on him and used the stick to beat him about the head.
And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.
They spit on him. Then they took his stick and kept hitting him on the head with it.
And spitted vpon him, and tooke a reede, and smote him on the head.
And they spat in his face, and took the reed and struck him on his head.
They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
And they spat on him and took the reed and repeatedly struck him on his head.
And spitting at Him, they took the reed and struck at His head.
And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67;">[xr]
And they did spit in his face, and took the cane, and struck him upon his head.
And they spit in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on his head.
And when they had spyt vpon hym, they toke the reede, and smote hym on the head.
And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
And spitting on him, they took the cane and smote him on the head.
Then they spat upon Him, and taking the cane they repeatedly struck Him on the head with it.
And thei speten on hym, and tooken a rehed, and smoot his heed.
And they spat on him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and struck him on the head.
They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.
And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
They spit on Him. They took a stick and hit Him on the head.
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
And, spitting upon him, they took the reed, and began striking upon his head.
And spitting upon him, they took the reed and struck his head.
And they spat upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
and spitted vpon him and toke the rede and smoote him on the heed.
And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;
And spytted vpon him, and toke ye rede, & smote him vpon the heade.
and they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
They jerked his stick from him and beat him with it as they spit all over him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 26:67, Job 30:8-10, Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 52:14, Isaiah 53:3, Isaiah 53:7, Micah 5:1, Mark 15:19, Luke 18:32, Luke 18:33
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 25:9 - spit Job 30:10 - spare not to spit in my face Psalms 69:7 - shame Matthew 26:49 - Hail Luke 23:36 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they spit upon him,.... The Syriac and Persic versions add, "upon his face", which he did not hide from spitting; see Isaiah 1:6, and so what with sweat, by being hurried from place to place, and with blood trickling down from his temples, scratched with thorns, and with the spittle of these filthy soldiers, his visage was more marred than any man's, and his form than the sons of men,
Isaiah 52:14.
And took the reed, or "cane", which was put into his right hand,
and smote him on the head; whereby they drove the sharp points of the thorns into it, which must give him inexpressible pain and torture.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See also Mark 15:15-20; John 19:1-3.
Matthew 27:27
Into the common hall - The original word here means, rather, the governor’s palace or dwelling.
The trial of Jesus had taken place outside of the palace. The Jews would not enter in John 18:28, and it is probable that courts were held often in a larger and more public place than would be a room in his dwelling. Jesus, being condemned, was led by the soldiers away from the Jews “within” the palace, and subjected there to their profane mockery and sport.
The whole band - The “band” or cohort was a tenth part of a Roman legion, and consisted of from 400 to 600 men, according to the size of the legion. Compare the notes at Matthew 8:29.
Matthew 27:28
And they stripped him - That is, they either took off all his upper garments or removed all his clothing, probably the former.
A scarlet robe - Mark says they clothed him in “purple.” The “scarlet” color was obtained from a species of fruit; “purple” from shell-fish.
See the notes at Isaiah 1:18. The ancients gave the name “purple” to any color that had a mixture of “red” in it, and consequently these different colors might be sometimes called by the same name. The “robe” used here was the same kind worn by Roman generals and other distinguished officers of the Roman army, and also by the Roman governors. It was made so as to be placed on the shoulders, and was bound around the body so as to leave the right arm at liberty. As we cannot suppose that Pilate would array him in a new and splendid robe, we must suppose that this was one which had been worn and cast off as useless, and was now used to array the Son of God as an object of ridicule and scorn.
Matthew 27:29
Had platted - The word “platted” here means “woven together.” They made a “wreath” of a thorn-bush.
A crown - Or perhaps, rather, a wreath.
A crown was worn by kings, commonly made of gold and precious stones. To ridicule the pretensions of Jesus that he was a king, they probably plucked up a thornbush growing near, made it into something resembling in shape a royal crown, so as to correspond with the old purple robe, and to complete the mockery.
Of thorns - What was the precise species of shrub denoted here is not certainly known. It was, however, doubtless, one of that species that has sharp points of very hard wood. They could therefore be easily pressed into the slain and cause considerable pain. Probably they seized upon the first thing in their way that could be made into a crown, and this happened to be a “thorn,” thus increasing the sufferings of the Redeemer. Palestine abounds with thorny shrubs and plants. “The traveler finds them in his path, go where he may. Many of them are small, but some grow as high as a man’s head. The Rabbinical writers say that there are no less than 22 words in the Hebrew Bible denoting thorny and prickly plants.” Professor’s Hackett’s Illustrations of Scripture, p. 135. Compare Proverbs 24:30-31; Proverbs 15:19; Jeremiah 4:3.
And a reed in his right hand - A reed is a straight, slender herb, growing in marshy places, and abundant on the banks of the Jordan. It was often used for the purpose of making staves for walking, and it is not improbable that this was such a staff in the possession of some person present. The word is several times thus used. See 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 29:6. Kings commonly carried a “sceptre,” made of ivory or gold, as a sign of their office or rank, Esther 4:11; Esther 8:4. This “reed” or “staff” they put in his hand, in imitation of a “sceptre,” to deride, also, his pretensions of being a king.
And they bowed the knee - This was done for mockery. It was an act of pretended homage. It was to ridicule his saying that he was a king. The common mode of showing respect or homage for kings was by kneeling or prostration. It shows amazing forbearance on the part of Jesus that he thus consented to be ridiculed and set at naught. No mere human being would have borne it. None but he who loved us unto death, and who saw the grand results that would come from this scene of sufferings, could have endured such mockery.
Hail, King of the Jews! - The term “hail” was a common mode of salutation to a king, or even to a friend. It implies, commonly, the highest respect for office as well as the person, and is an invocation of blessings. Here it was used to carry on what they thought to be the farce of his being a king; to ridicule in every possible way the pretensions of a poor, unattended, unarmed man of Nazareth, as if he was a weak impostor or was deranged.
Matthew 27:30
And they spit upon him - This was a token of the deepest contempt and insult.
See the notes at Matthew 26:67.
And took the reed - The cane, probably so large as to inflict a heavy blow.
And smote him on the head - Not merely to injure him by the force of the blow, but to press the “thorns” into his head, and thus to add cruelty to insult.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. And they spit upon him — "Let us pay our adoration," says the same pious writer, "and humble ourselves in silence at the sight of a spectacle which faith alone renders credible, and which our senses would hardly endure. Jesus Christ, in this condition, preaches to the kings of the earth this truth - that their sceptres are but reeds, with which themselves shall be smitten, bruised, and crushed at his tribunal, if they do not use them here to the advancement of his kingdom."
