Mat 27:27-31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 27:27-31: 27:27-31 In the Jewish trial Jesus was mocked as a prophet (26:67-68 ); here he is mocked as a king. 27:27 The governor’s soldiers were auxiliary troops recruited from non-Jewish residents of Palestine. • Their headquarters was located at the official residence of the governor in Jerusalem (the Antonia Fortress on the northwest corner of the Temple compound).

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‏ Matthew 27:27-31

Summary for Matt 27:27-31: 27:27-31 ^a In the Jewish trial Jesus was mocked as a prophet (26:67-68 ^b); here he is mocked as a king. 27:27 ^c The governor’s soldiers were auxiliary troops recruited from non-Jewish residents of Palestine.

• Their headquarters was located at the official residence of the governor in Jerusalem (the Antonia Fortress on the northwest corner of the Temple compound).
Summary for Matt 27:28-29: 27:28-29 ^d The scarlet robe was probably the cloak of a soldier meant to emulate royal garb solely for the purpose of ridiculing Jesus.

• Weaving thorn branches into a crown was a mockery of Jesus as king.