The Meaning of Matthew 27:31 Explained

Matthew 27:31

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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]. 

What does Matthew 27:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 27:22-31 - The Stain Water Could Not Wash Away
No judge ought to have asked the crowd what he should do. But every man has to do with Christ. He is ever standing before the bar of conscience, and each of us must accept or condemn, do homage or crucify. If we do not pronounce for Him, we pronounce against Him; and there is a moment when our verdict becomes irrevocable. "What I have written, I have written." We are all writing our legend, and affixing it to the Cross for the universe to read, and a day comes when it is irreversible.
We may wash our hands after the deed of treachery is done, but water will not avail for Pilate, for Lady Macbeth, or for us. We need the blood of Christ, ere we can be cleansed from all sin, 1 John 5:6.
The King of men must wear a crown of the thorns with which sin is so closely identified. See Genesis 3:18. Only thus can the crown of universal empire be won! The robe of mockery must precede His Ascension vesture. The reed is appropriate, for it is through such that he wins and rules. See Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 57:15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 27

1  Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate
3  Judas hangs himself
19  Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20  and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas
27  Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33  crucified;
39  reviled;
50  dies, and is buried;
62  his tomb is sealed and watched

What do the individual words in Matthew 27:31 mean?

And when they had mocked Him they took off Him the robe they put on the garments of Him led away to - crucify [Him]
Καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ ἐξέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὴν χλαμύδα ἐνέδυσαν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἀπήγαγον εἰς τὸ σταυρῶσαι

ἐνέπαιξαν  they  had  mocked 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐμπαίζω  
Sense: to play with, trifle with.
ἐξέδυσαν  they  took  off 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐκδύω  
Sense: to take off.
χλαμύδα  robe 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: χλαμύς  
Sense: a chalamys, an outer garment usually worn over the tunic.
ἐνέδυσαν  they  put  on 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐνδύω  
Sense: to sink into (clothing), put on, clothe one’s self.
ἱμάτια  garments 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Plural
Root: ἱμάτιον  
Sense: a garment (of any sort).
αὐτοῦ  of  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἀπήγαγον  led  away 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀπάγω  
Sense: to lead away.
τὸ  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
σταυρῶσαι  crucify  [Him] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active
Root: σταυρόω  
Sense: to stake, drive down stakes.