KJV ORIGINAL
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They took off his clothes and threw a bright red robe on him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They dressed him up just to mock him — but even in their cruelty, they couldn't touch his true identity.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by a Jewish Christian for a community of Jewish believers, probably in Syria, around 80-90 CE. It aimed to present Jesus as the Messiah who fulfilled Jewish prophecy and to provide ethical and theological guidance for a Jewish Christian community establishing its identity.
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