“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.”
Matthew 27:27 — Greek Interlinear
Church Fathers on Matthew 27:27
After the Lord’s trial comes His Passion, which thus begins, 'Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,' &c.
He had been styled King of the Jews, and the Scribes and Priests had brought this charge against Him, that He claimed sovereignty over the Jewish nation; hence this mockery of the soldiers, taking away His own garments, they put on Him a scarlet cloak to represent that purple fringe which kings of old used to wear, for the diadem they put on Him a crown of thorns, and for the regal sceptre give Him a reed, and perform adoration to Him as to a king.
What should we henceforth care if any one insults us, after Christ has thus suffered? The utmost that cruel outrage could do was put in practice against Christ; and not one member only, but His whole body suffered injuries; His head from the crown, the reed, and the buffetings; His face which was spit upon; His cheeks which they smote with the palms of their hands; His whole body from the scourging, the stripping to put on the cloak, and the mockery of homage; His hands from…