Joh 19:2 | TNotes | STEP | 19:2 The crown of thorns might have come from a date palm (cp. 12:13-14 ), the thorns of which can exceed twelve inches. There are Greek coin images showing such crowns, with the stems woven and the thorns radiating upward above the crown. • The purple robe was probably a soldier’s robe—dark red to complete the picture of mock royalty.

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‏ John 19:2

19:2 ^a The crown of thorns might have come from a date palm (cp. 12:13-14 ^b), the thorns of which can exceed twelve inches. There are Greek coin images showing such crowns, with the stems woven and the thorns radiating upward above the crown.

• The purple robe was probably a soldier’s robe—dark red to complete the picture of mock royalty.