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Matthew 27:28

Matthew 27:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

a scarlet robe: Mark calls it a purple robe; but by πορφυρα: strong:G4209 is denoted whatever is of a dazzling red; and the words κοκκινον: strong:G2847, scarlet, and πορφυρα: strong:G4209, purple, are not infrequently interchanged.

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