Mark - 15:20



20 When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:20.

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And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.
and when they had mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.
At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.
And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple, and they clothed him in his own garments. And they led him away, so that they might crucify him.
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And when they had mocked him,.... To their satisfaction, and had had enough of this sort of diversion:
they took off the purple from him; and so, in their way, unkinged him;
and put his own clothes on him: both that he might be known to be the same person; and that the four soldiers, who had the charge of him, might have the perquisites of his clothes at his execution:
and led him out to crucify him: they led him out of the "praetorium", or judgment hall, and through the city, without the gates of it, to the usual place of crucifixion; he bearing his own cross, when first led out.

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