Matthew 27:28

“And they stripped him, etc.] Of his clothes; at least of his upper garment: for one man to spit upon another, as these soldiers afterwards did on Christ, or to strip him of his garment, according to the Jewish canons, were punishable with a fine of four hundred pence f1665, which amounted to twelve pounds and ten shillings of our money; but the soldiers were in no danger of being prosecuted, for stripping Christ. This is one part of the low estate Christ submitted to: his clothes on his back seem to be all he had in this world, and of these he is stripped: and put on him a scarlet robe, or “a red coat”, as the Persic version renders it; very likely an old coat of one of their officers. The…”

“See also Mark 15:15-20; John 19:1-3. Matthew 27:27 Into the common hall - The original word here means, rather, the governor’s palace or dwelling. The trial of Jesus had taken place outside of the palace. The Jews would not enter in John 18:28, and it is probable that courts were held often in a larger and more public place than would be a room in his dwelling. Jesus, being condemned, was led by the soldiers away from the Jews “within” the palace, and subjected there to their profane mockery and sport. The whole band - The “band” or cohort was a tenth part of a Roman legion, and consisted of from 400 to 600 men, according to the size of the legion. Compare the notes at Matthew 8:29. Matthew…”

“They put on him a scarlet robe - Such as kings and generals wore; probably an old tattered one. Matthew 27:32”

“27:28-29 The scarlet robe was probably the cloak of a soldier meant to emulate royal garb solely for the purpose of ridiculing Jesus. • Weaving thorn branches into a crown was a mockery of Jesus as king.”

“stripped: Mar 15:17; Luk 23:11; Joh 19:2-5 a scarlet robe: Mark calls it a purple robe; but by πορφυρα \[Strong's G4209\] is denoted whatever is of a dazzling red; and the words κοκκινον \[Strong's G2847\], scarlet, and πορφυρα \[Strong's G4209\], purple, are not infrequently interchanged. Matthew 27:29”