And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
And when they had platted a crown of thorns,.... What sort of thorn this crown was made of, whether of the bramble, or of the white thorn, is not very material (b): the word used in the Syriac version, is rendered by interpreters, "white thorns", and which were common in Judea: these, be they what they will, they made into the form of a crown...
Verse 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 colour was obtained from a species of fruit; purple from shell-fish.
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. (5) Christ endures that reproach which was due to our sins; meanwhile, in spite of this, by the secret providence of God he is entitled king by those who did him that reproach. (k) They threw a cloak about him and wrapped it around him, for it did not have any sleeves.