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Judas’ Remorse

27 (A)Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel together against Jesus to put Him to death; and they bound Him, and led Him away and (B)delivered Him to (C)Pilate the governor.

Then when (D)Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned (E)the [a]thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? (F)See to that yourself!” And he threw the pieces of silver into (G)the [b]sanctuary and departed; and (H)he went away and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.” And taking counsel together, they bought [c]with the money the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. (I)For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “(J)And [d]they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; 10 (K)and [e]they gave them for the Potters Field, as the [f]Lord directed me.”

Jesus Before Pilate

11 (L)Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the (M)King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, (N)You yourself say it.” 12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, (O)He did not answer. 13 Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” 14 And (P)He did not answer him with regard to even a single [g]charge, so the governor marveled greatly.

15 (Q)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? [h]Barabbas, or Jesus (R)who is called [i]Christ?” 18 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him over.

19 (S)Now while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that (T)righteous Man; for [j]last night I suffered greatly (U)in a dream because of Him.” 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to (V)ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death. 21 But the governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate *said to them, “Then, what shall I do with Jesus (W)who is called [k]Christ?” They all *said, “Let Him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil did He do?” But they were crying out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

24 Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that (X)a riot was starting, he took water and (Y)washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of (Z)this man’s blood; (AA)see to that yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered and said, “(AB)His blood be on us and on our children!” 26 Then he released Barabbas [l]for them; but after having Jesus (AC)scourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 (AD)Then when the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into (AE)the [m]Praetorium, they gathered the whole Roman [n](AF)cohort around Him. 28 And they stripped Him and (AG)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (AH)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a [o]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “(AI)Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 (AJ)And they spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. 31 (AK)When they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

32 (AL)And as they were coming out, they found a man of (AM)Cyrene named Simon, [p]whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

33 (AN)And when they came to a place called (AO)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 (AP)they gave Him (AQ)wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He did not want to drink.

35 And when they had crucified Him, (AR)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting [q]lots. 36 And sitting down, they began to (AS)keep watch over Him there. 37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him [r]which read, “(AT)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

38 At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those passing by were blaspheming Him, (AU)shaking their heads 40 and saying, “(AV)You who are going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! (AW)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, 42 (AX)He saved others; [s]He cannot save Himself. (AY)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 (AZ)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He [t]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 (BA)And the robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

45 (BB)Now from the [u]sixth hour darkness [v]fell upon all the land until the [w]ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, (BC)Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 (BD)And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. 49 But the rest of them were saying, “[x]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him[y].” 50 And Jesus (BE)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 (BF)And behold, (BG)the [z]veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom; and (BH)the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the [aa]saints who had (BI)fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered (BJ)the holy city and appeared to many. 54 (BK)Now the centurion, and those who were with him (BL)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw (BM)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was (BN)God’s Son!”

55 (BO)And many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while [ab](BP)ministering to Him. 56 Among them was (BQ)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and (BR)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 (BS)Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled (BT)a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 And (BU)Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

62 Now on the next day, [ac]the day after (BV)the [ad]Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63 and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘(BW)After three days I am to rise again.’ 64 Therefore, order for the grave to be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a (BX)guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 And they went and made the grave secure, and along with (BY)the guard they set a (BZ)seal on (CA)the stone.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:3 Silver shekels, approx. 120 days of a laborer’s wages
  2. Matthew 27:5 The inner part of the temple
  3. Matthew 27:7 Lit from them
  4. Matthew 27:9 Or I took, cf. Zech 11:13
  5. Matthew 27:10 Some early mss I gave
  6. Matthew 27:10 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Zech 11:13
  7. Matthew 27:14 Lit word
  8. Matthew 27:17 Some mss Jesus Barabbas
  9. Matthew 27:17 Messiah
  10. Matthew 27:19 Lit today
  11. Matthew 27:22 Messiah
  12. Matthew 27:26 Or to them
  13. Matthew 27:27 Governor’s official residence
  14. Matthew 27:27 Normally 600 men (the number varied); or battalion
  15. Matthew 27:29 Or staff
  16. Matthew 27:32 Lit this one
  17. Matthew 27:35 Lit a lot
  18. Matthew 27:37 Lit written
  19. Matthew 27:42 Or can He not save Himself?
  20. Matthew 27:43 Or takes pleasure in, cares for
  21. Matthew 27:45 Noon
  22. Matthew 27:45 Or occurred
  23. Matthew 27:45 3 p.m.
  24. Matthew 27:49 Lit Permit that we see
  25. Matthew 27:49 Some early mss add And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood, cf. John 19:34
  26. Matthew 27:51 Or curtain
  27. Matthew 27:52 Or holy ones
  28. Matthew 27:55 Or caring for Him
  29. Matthew 27:62 Lit which is after
  30. Matthew 27:62 Preparation for the Sabbath

耶穌被押交彼拉多(A)

27 到了早上,所有的祭司長和民間的長老商議怎樣對付耶穌,好殺掉他。 他們把他綁起來,押去交給總督彼拉多。

猶大的結局(參(B)

那時,出賣耶穌的猶大見耶穌定了罪,就後悔了。他把那三十塊銀子還給祭司長和長老,說: “我有罪了!我出賣了無辜的人(“人”原文作“血”)!”他們說:“這是你的事,跟我們有甚麼關係?” 猶大把銀子丟進聖所,然後離開,出去吊死了。 祭司長把銀子拾起來,說:“這是血錢,不可放在殿庫裡。” 他們商議之後,就用那些錢買了“陶匠的田”,用來作外國人的墳地。 所以那田稱為“血田”,直到今日。 這應驗了耶利米先知所說的:“他們拿了三十塊銀子,就是以色列人給他估定的價錢, 10 用它買了‘陶匠的田’,正如主所指示我的。”

彼拉多判耶穌釘十字架(C)

11 耶穌站在總督面前,總督問他:“你是猶太人的王嗎?”耶穌回答:“這是你說的。” 12 祭司長和長老控告他的時候,他卻不回答。 13 彼拉多又問他:“他們作證指控你這麼多的事,你沒有聽見嗎?” 14 耶穌一句話也不回答他,令總督非常驚奇。

15 每逢這節期,總督有一個慣例,就是給群眾釋放一個他們要求釋放的囚犯。 16 那時,有個聲名狼藉的囚犯,名叫耶數.巴拉巴。 17 群眾聚集的時候,彼拉多問他們:“你們要我給你們釋放誰?耶數.巴拉巴或是稱為基督的耶穌呢?” 18 他知道他們是因為嫉妒才把耶穌交了來。 19 彼拉多坐在審判臺上的時候,他的夫人派人來說:“你不要干涉這個義人的事,因為昨夜我在夢中因他受了很多的苦。” 20 祭司長和長老慫恿群眾,叫他們去要求釋放巴拉巴,除掉耶穌。 21 總督問他們:“這兩個人,你們要我給你們釋放哪一個?”他們說:“巴拉巴!” 22 彼拉多對他們說:“那麼,我怎樣處置那稱為基督的耶穌呢?”他們齊聲說:“把他釘十字架!” 23 彼拉多說:“為甚麼呢?他作了甚麼惡事呢?”眾人更加大聲喊叫:“把他釘十字架!” 24 彼拉多見無濟於事,反會引起騷動,就拿水在群眾面前洗手,說:“流這人的血,與我無關,你們自己負責吧。” 25 群眾回答:“流他的血的責任,歸在我們和我們子孫的身上吧。” 26 於是彼拉多給他們釋放了巴拉巴;他把耶穌鞭打了,就交給他們釘十字架。

士兵戲弄耶穌(D)

27 總督的士兵把耶穌帶到總督府,召集全隊士兵到他面前。 28 他們脫去他的衣服,給他披上朱紅色的外袍, 29 又用荊棘編成冠冕,戴在他的頭上,把一根蘆葦放在他的右手,跪在他面前譏笑他說:“猶太人的王萬歲!” 30 然後向他吐唾沫,又拿起蘆葦打他的頭。 31 戲弄完了,就脫下他的外袍,給他穿回自己的衣服,帶去釘十字架。

耶穌被釘十字架(E)

32 他們出來的時候,遇見一個古利奈人,名叫西門,就強迫他背耶穌的十字架。 33 到了一個地方,名叫各各他,就是“髑髏地”的意思, 34 他們把苦膽調和的酒給他喝,他嘗了卻不肯喝。 35 士兵把他釘了十字架,就抽籤分他的衣服, 36 然後坐在那裡看守他。 37 他們在耶穌的頭以上,釘了一塊牌子,寫著他的罪狀:“這是猶太人的王耶穌”。 38 當時,有兩個強盜和他一同釘十字架,一個在右,一個在左。 39 過路的人嘲笑他,搖著頭說: 40 “你這個想拆毀聖所,三日之內又把它建造起來的,救救自己吧!如果你是 神的兒子,從十字架上下來吧!” 41 祭司長、經學家和長老也同樣譏笑他,說: 42 “他救了別人,卻不能救自己。如果他是以色列的王,現在可以從十字架上下來,我們就信他。 43 他信靠 神;如果 神喜悅他,就讓 神現在救他吧,因為他說自己是 神的兒子。” 44 和他一同釘十字架的強盜也都這樣侮辱他。

耶穌死時的情形(F)

45 從正午到下午三點鐘,遍地都黑暗了。 46 大約三點鐘,耶穌大聲呼叫:“以利,以利,拉馬撒巴各大尼?”意思是“我的 神,我的 神,你為甚麼離棄我?” 47 有幾個站在那裡的人,聽見了就說:“這個人在呼叫以利亞呢。” 48 有一個人馬上跑去拿海綿蘸滿了酸酒,用蘆葦遞給他喝。 49 但其他的人說:“等一等,我們看看以利亞來不來救他。” 50 耶穌再大聲呼叫,氣就斷了。 51 忽然,聖所裡的幔子從上到下裂成兩半;地面震動,石頭崩裂; 52 而且墳墓開了,許多睡了的聖徒的身體也復活了, 53 從墳墓裡出來;到了耶穌復活之後,他們進到聖城向許多人顯現。 54 百夫長和跟他一起看守耶穌的士兵,看見了地震和所發生的事情,就十分懼怕,說:“這個人真是 神的兒子。” 55 有許多婦女在那裡遠遠地觀看;她們是從加利利開始跟隨耶穌服事他的。 56 她們中間有抹大拉的馬利亞、雅各和約西的母親馬利亞,以及西庇太的兒子的母親。

耶穌葬在新墳墓裡(G)

57 到了晚上,有一個亞利馬太的富翁來到,他名叫約瑟,是耶穌的門徒。 58 這個人去見彼拉多,請求領取耶穌的身體,彼拉多就吩咐給他。 59 約瑟領了耶穌的身體,用乾淨的細麻布裹好, 60 放在自己的新墳墓裡,就是在磐石裡鑿出來的。他輥了一塊大石頭來擋住墓門,然後才離開。 61 抹大拉的馬利亞和另一個馬利亞都在那裡,對著墳墓坐著。

衛兵嚴密看守墳墓

62 第二天,就是過了“預備日”的那一天,祭司長和法利賽人去見彼拉多,說: 63 “大人,我們想起那個騙子,生前說過:‘三天之後,我要復活。’ 64 所以請你下令把墳墓嚴密看守,直到第三天,免得他的門徒來把他偷去,然後對民眾說:‘他從死人中復活了。’這樣,日後的騙局比起初的就更大了。” 65 彼拉多對他們說:“你們帶著衛兵,盡你們所能的去嚴密看守吧。” 66 他們就去把墓前的石封好,又派衛兵把守,嚴密地守住墳墓。