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Matthew 27:29

King James Version (KJV)

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And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Matthew 27:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 27:29

Theological / Devotional

A crown. Gr. stephanos, generally a victor’s “crown.” The stephanos usually consisted of a garland of leaves or flowers, such as might be awarded victors in athletic contests and in war. Little did Jesus’ tormentors realize the appropriateness of the victor’s crown, for in this case the wearer, by His death, triumphed over “principalities and powers” (Col. 2:15), and won the greatest victory of time and eternity.

Thorns. Possibly a shrub with flexible branches and numerous sharp thorns, commonly found in the warmer parts of Palestine and known technically as Zizyphus spina Christi.

A reed. This was an imitation of a royal scepter.

Bowed the knee. To render mock allegiance.

King of the Jews. An allusion to the charge on which Jesus was condemned and executed (see on vs. 11, 37).

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