Matthew 27-28 (English Standard Version)

Matthew 27

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

 ^1(A) When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people^(B) took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ²And they bound him and^(C) led him away and^(D) delivered him over to^(E) Pilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself

 ³Then when^(F) Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus^[a] was condemned,^(G) he changed his mind and brought back^(H) the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, ⁴saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us?^(I) See to it yourself." ⁵And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple,^(J) he departed, and he went and hanged himself. ⁶But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into^(K) the treasury, since it is blood money." ⁷So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers. ⁸Therefore^(L) that field has been called the Field of Blood^(M) to this day. ^9(N) Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying,^(O) "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, ¹⁰and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me."

Jesus Before Pilate

 ^11(P) Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you^(Q) the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, ^(R) "You have said so." ^12(S) But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. ¹³Then Pilate said to him,^(T) "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?" ¹⁴But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

 ^15(U) Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or^(V) Jesus who is called Christ?" ¹⁸For he knew that it was out^(W) of envy that they had delivered him up. ¹⁹Besides, while he was sitting on^(X) the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with^(Y) that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today^(Z) in a dream." ²⁰Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to^(AA) ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." ²²Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?"^(AB) They all said, "Let him be crucified!" ²³And he said, "Why,^(AC) what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

 ²⁴So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that^(AD) a riot was beginning, he took water and^(AE) washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of^(AF) this man’s blood;^[b](AG) see to it yourselves." ²⁵And all the people answered,^(AH) "His blood be on us and^(AI) on our children!" ²⁶Then he released for them Barabbas, and having^(AJ) scourged^[c] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

 ^27(AK) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the^(AL) governor’s headquarters,^[d] and they gathered the whole^(AM) battalion^[e] before him. ²⁸And they stripped him and put^(AN) a scarlet robe on him, ²⁹and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they^(AO) mocked him, saying, "Hail,^(AP) King of the Jews!" ³⁰And^(AQ) they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and^(AR) led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

 ^{32(AS) (AT)} As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. ^33(AU) And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34(AV) they offered him wine to drink, mixed with^(AW) gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him,^(AX) they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and^(AY) kept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus,^(AZ) the King of the Jews." ³⁸Then two^(BA) robbers were crucified with him,^(BB) one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And^(BC) those who passed by^(BD) derided him,^(BE) wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying,^(BF) "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!^(BG) If you are^(BH) the Son of God, come down from the cross." ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42(BI) "He saved others;^(BJ) he cannot save himself.^(BK) He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43(BL) He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" ^44(BM) And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

 ⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour^[f] there was darkness over all the land^[g] until the ninth hour.^{[h] 46}And about the ninth hour Jesus^(BN) cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(BO) "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with^(BP) sour wine, and put it on a reed and^(BQ) gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." ⁵⁰And Jesus^(BR) cried out again with a loud voice and^(BS) yielded up his spirit.

 ⁵¹And behold,^(BT) the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And^(BU) the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of^(BV) the saints^(BW) who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into^(BX) the holy city and appeared to many. ^54(BY) When the centurion and those who were with him,^(BZ) keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said,^(CA) "Truly this was the Son^[i] of God!"

 ⁵⁵There were also^(CB) many women there, looking on^(CC) from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,^(CD) ministering to him, ⁵⁶among whom were^(CE) Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and^(CF) the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

 ^57(CG) When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰and^(CH) laid it in his own new tomb,^(CI) which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled^(CJ) a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹Mary Magdalene and^(CK) the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

 ⁶²The next day, that is, after the day of^(CL) Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³and said, "Sir, we remember how^(CM) that impostor said, while he was still alive,^(CN) 'After three days I will rise.' ⁶⁴Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day,^(CO) lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, "You have^(CP) a guard^[j] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can." ⁶⁶So they went and made the tomb secure by^(CQ) sealing the stone and setting a guard.

Matthew 28

The Resurrection

 ^1(CR) Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and^(CS) the other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for^(CT) an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ^3(CU) His appearance was like lightning, and^(CV) his clothing white as snow. ⁴And for fear of him the guards trembled and^(CW) became like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he has risen,^(CX) as he said. Come, see the place where he^[k] lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold,^(CY) he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." ⁸So they departed quickly from the tomb^(CZ) with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus^(DA) met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and^(DB) took hold of his feet and^(DC) worshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid;^(DD) go and tell^(DE) my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

The Report of the Guard

 ¹¹While they were going, behold, some of^(DF) the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹²And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³and said, "Tell people,^(DG) 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' ¹⁴And if this comes to^(DH) the governor’s ears, we will^(DI) satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." ¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews^(DJ) to this day.

The Great Commission

 ¹⁶Now the eleven disciples^(DK) went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷And when they saw him they^(DL) worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸And Jesus came and said to them, ^(DM) "All authority^(DN) in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19(DO) Go therefore and^(DP) make disciples of^(DQ) all nations,^(DR) baptizing them^(DS) in^[l] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them^(DT) to observe all that^(DU) I have commanded you. And behold,^(DV) I am with you always, to^(DW) the end of the age."