26 Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered 'him' up that he may be crucified; 27 then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band; 28 and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak, 29 and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put 'it' on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.' 30 And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 27:26-30
Commentary on Matthew 27:26-30
(Read Matthew 27:26-30)
Crucifixion was a death used only among the Romans; it was very terrible and miserable. A cross was laid on the ground, to which the hands and feet were nailed, it was then lifted up and fixed upright, so that the weight of the body hung on the nails, till the sufferer died in agony. Christ thus answered the type of the brazen serpent raised on a pole. Christ underwent all the misery and shame here related, that he might purchase for us everlasting life, and joy, and glory.