Passage
Matthew 27.26-30
26. Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Prætorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29. And they... (ASV)Book: Matthew · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
24. So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye to it. 25. And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26. Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Prætorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29. And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30. And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
- And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him. 32. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross. (Matthew 27:24-32, ASV)
WEB
24. So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.” 25. All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
26. Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified. 27. Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him. 28. They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him. 29. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30. They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
- When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32. As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross. (Matthew 27:24-32, WEB)
KJV
24. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. common hall: or, governor's house 28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29. 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! 30. And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
- And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:24-32, KJV)
YLT
24. And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye, ye shall see;' 25. and all the people answering said, 'His blood [is] upon us, and upon our children!'
26. Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] up that he may be crucified; 27. then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band; 28. and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak, 29. and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put [it] on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.' 30. And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;
- and when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify [him]. 32. And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross; (Matthew 27:24-32, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.
Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
- Hardening Pharaohs Heart Objection Defeater, via Matthew 27.26
- Judas Death Contradiction Objection Defeater, via Matthew 27.26
- Why Doesn't God Intervene Objection Defeater, via Matthew 27.28
Concepts:
- Biblical Prophecy
- Crucifixion Forensics, via Matthew 27.26, Matthew 27.29
- Pilate Stone, via Matthew 27.11-26
- Pilates Ring at Herodion, via Matthew 27.11-26
- Shroud of Turin Evidence, via Matthew 27.29
- The Passion of Christ, via Matthew 27.27-31, Matthew 27.30
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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