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John 19:2

2 The soldiers, having braided a crown from thorns, set it on his head, threw a purple robe over him,

John 19:2 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:2

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns
This was an emblem of his being surrounded by wicked men, sons of Belial, comparable to thorns, whilst he hung suffering on the cross; and of the sins of his people compassing him about, which were as thorns, very grievous to him; and of his various troubles in life, and of his being made a curse for us at death; thorns being the produce of the curse upon the earth. And put it on his head:
not only by way of derision, as mocking at his character, the King of the Jews, but in order to afflict and distress him. And they put on him a purple robe:
Matthew calls it a scarlet robe; and the Arabic and Persic versions here, "a red" one: it very probably was one of the soldiers' coats, which are usually red: this was still in derision of him as a king, and was an emblem of his being clothed with our purple and scarlet sins, and of the bloody sufferings of his human nature for them, and through which we come to have a purple covering, or to be justified by his blood, and even to be made truly kings, as well as priests, unto God.

John 19:2 In-Context

1 So Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped.
2 The soldiers, having braided a crown from thorns, set it on his head, threw a purple robe over him,
3 and approached him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they greeted him with slaps in the face.
4 Pilate went back out again and said to them, "I present him to you, but I want you to know that I do not find him guilty of any crime."
5 Just then Jesus came out wearing the thorn crown and purple robe. Pilate announced, "Here he is: the Man."
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.