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Jesús en el palacio de Pilato

27 Al amanecer, todos los sacerdotes principales y los líderes del país hicieron juntos un plan para matar a Jesús. Lo ataron, lo sacaron del palacio de Caifás y lo entregaron a Poncio Pilato, el gobernador romano.

Judas se mata

Cuando Judas supo que habían condenado a muerte a Jesús, se sintió muy mal por haberlo traicionado. Entonces fue a donde estaban los sacerdotes principales y los líderes del país, les devolvió las treinta monedas de plata, y les dijo:

—He pecado contra Dios porque entregué a Jesús, y él es inocente.

Ellos le contestaron:

—¡Y eso qué nos importa! ¡Es problema tuyo!

Entonces Judas tiró las monedas en el templo, y fue y se ahorcó. Los sacerdotes principales recogieron las monedas y dijeron: «Estas monedas son el precio de la vida de un hombre; la ley no nos permite que las pongamos en la caja de las ofrendas.»

Entonces decidieron comprar con ese dinero el terreno conocido como «Campo del Alfarero», para enterrar allí a los extranjeros. Por eso, aquel terreno se conoce con el nombre de «Campo de Sangre». Así se cumplió lo que había dicho el profeta Jeremías:

«La gente de Israel puso el precio
que se pagó por la vida de aquel hombre:
¡Treinta monedas de plata!
10 Y ellos tomaron las monedas,
y compraron el Campo del Alfarero,
como Dios me lo había ordenado.»

Jesús y Pilato

11 Cuando llevaron a Jesús ante Pilato, éste le preguntó:

—¿Eres en verdad el rey de los judíos?

Jesús respondió:

—Tú lo dices.

12 Los sacerdotes principales y los líderes del país acusaban a Jesús delante de Pilato, pero Jesús no respondía nada. 13 Pilato le preguntó:

—¿No oyes todo lo que dicen contra ti?

14 Y como Jesús no respondió nada, el gobernador se quedó muy asombrado.

¡Que lo claven en una cruz!

15 Durante la fiesta de la Pascua, el gobernador tenía la costumbre de poner en libertad a uno de los presos; el que el pueblo quisiera. 16 En ese tiempo estaba encarcelado un bandido muy famoso, que se llamaba Jesús Barrabás. 17 Pilato le preguntó a la gente que estaba allí: «¿A quién quieren ustedes que ponga en libertad: a Jesús Barrabás, o a Jesús, a quien llaman el Mesías?»

18 Pilato preguntó esto porque sabía que, por envidia, los sacerdotes principales y los líderes acusaban a Jesús.

19 Mientras Pilato estaba juzgando el caso, su esposa le mandó este mensaje: «No te metas con ese hombre, porque es inocente. Por causa de él, anoche tuve un sueño horrible.»

20 Mientras tanto, los sacerdotes principales y los líderes convencieron a los que estaban allí, para que pidieran la libertad de Barrabás y la muerte de Jesús.

21 El gobernador volvió a preguntarle al pueblo:

—¿A cuál de los dos quieren que ponga en libertad?

Y todos respondieron:

—¡A Barrabás!

22 Entonces Pilato les dijo:

—¿Y qué quieren que haga con Jesús, a quien llaman el Mesías?

—¡Que muera en una cruz! —respondieron a coro.

23 El gobernador les preguntó:

—Díganme, ¿qué mal ha hecho este hombre?

Pero la multitud gritó con más fuerza:

—¡Que muera en una cruz!

24 Pilato vio que ya no le hacían caso, y que aquello podía terminar en un alboroto muy peligroso. Entonces mandó que le llevaran agua, se lavó las manos delante de la gente y dijo:

—Yo no soy culpable de la muerte de este hombre. Los culpables son ustedes.

25 Y la gente le contestó:

—¡Nosotros y nuestros hijos seremos responsables por la muerte de este hombre!

26 Entonces Pilato puso en libertad a Barrabás, luego ordenó que golpearan a Jesús en la espalda con un látigo, y que después lo clavaran en una cruz.

Todos se burlaron de Jesús

27 Los soldados de Pilato llevaron a Jesús al patio del cuartel y llamaron al resto de la tropa. 28 Allí desvistieron a Jesús y le pusieron un manto rojo, 29 le colocaron en la cabeza una corona hecha con ramas de espinos, y le pusieron una vara en la mano derecha. Luego se arrodillaron ante él, y en son de burla le decían: «¡Viva el rey de los judíos!»

30 Lo escupían y, con la misma vara que le habían dado, le pegaban en la cabeza. 31 Cuando se cansaron de burlarse de él, le quitaron el manto, le pusieron su propia ropa y se lo llevaron para clavarlo en la cruz.

32 Los soldados salieron con Jesús. En el camino encontraron a un hombre llamado Simón, que era del pueblo de Cirene, y obligaron a ese hombre a cargar la cruz de Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron a un lugar llamado Gólgota, que quiere decir «La Calavera», 34 le dieron vino mezclado con una hierba amarga, la cual servía para aliviar los dolores. Jesús lo probó, pero no quiso beberlo.

35-38 Los soldados clavaron a Jesús en la cruz, y luego hicieron un sorteo para ver quién de ellos se quedaría con su ropa. También colocaron un letrero por encima de la cabeza de Jesús, para explicar por qué lo habían clavado en la cruz. El letrero decía: «Éste es Jesús, el Rey de los judíos».

Junto con Jesús clavaron también a dos bandidos, y los pusieron uno a su derecha y el otro a su izquierda. Luego, los soldados se sentaron para vigilarlos.

39 La gente que pasaba por allí insultaba a Jesús y se burlaba de él, haciéndole muecas 40 y diciéndole: «Tú dijiste que podías destruir el templo y construirlo de nuevo en tres días. ¡Si tienes tanto poder, sálvate a ti mismo! ¡Si eres el Hijo de Dios, baja de la cruz!»

41 También los sacerdotes principales, los maestros de la Ley y los líderes del pueblo se burlaban de él. Decían: 42 «Éste salvó a otros, pero no puede salvarse a sí mismo. Dice que es el rey de Israel. ¡Pues que baje de la cruz y creeremos en él! 43 Dijo que confiaba en Dios, y que era el Hijo de Dios. ¡Pues si en verdad Dios lo ama, que lo salve ahora!»

44 Y también insultaban a Jesús los bandidos que fueron clavados a su lado.

Jesús muere

45 Desde el mediodía hasta las tres de la tarde, el cielo se puso oscuro. 46 A esa hora, Jesús gritó con mucha fuerza: «¡Elí, Elí!, ¿lemá sabactani?»

Eso quiere decir: «¡Dios mío, Dios mío! ¿Por qué me has abandonado?»

47 Algunos de los que estaban allí, lo oyeron y dijeron: «¡Está llamando al profeta Elías!»

48 Uno de ellos buscó enseguida una esponja, la empapó con vinagre, la ató en el extremo de un palo largo y se la acercó a Jesús, para que bebiera. 49 Los demás que observaban le dijeron: «Déjalo, vamos a ver si Elías viene a salvarlo.»

50 Jesús lanzó otro fuerte grito, y murió. 51 En aquel momento, la cortina del templo se partió en dos, de arriba abajo, la tierra tembló y las rocas se partieron; 52 las tumbas se abrieron, y muchos de los que confiaban en Dios y ya habían muerto, volvieron a vivir. 53 Después de que Jesús resucitó, esas personas entraron en Jerusalén y mucha gente las vio.

54 El oficial romano y los soldados que vigilaban a Jesús sintieron el terremoto y vieron todo lo que pasaba. Temblando de miedo dijeron: «¡Es verdad, este hombre era el Hijo de Dios!»

55 Había allí muchas mujeres que miraban desde lejos. Ellas habían seguido y ayudado a Jesús durante su viaje desde Galilea. 56 Entre esas mujeres estaban María Magdalena; María, madre de Santiago y de José; y la esposa de Zebedeo.

El entierro de Jesús

57 Al anochecer, un hombre rico llamado José se acercó al lugar. Era del pueblo de Arimatea y se había hecho seguidor de Jesús. 58 José le pidió a Pilato que le permitiera llevarse el cuerpo de Jesús, para enterrarlo. Pilato ordenó que se lo dieran.

59 José tomó el cuerpo de Jesús, lo envolvió en una sábana limpia 60 y lo puso en una tumba. Era una tumba nueva, que hacía poco tiempo él había ordenado construir en una gran roca. José tapó la entrada de la tumba con una piedra muy grande, y se fue.

61 Frente a la tumba se quedaron sentadas María Magdalena y la otra María.

62 El día siguiente era sábado, el día de descanso de los judíos. Los sacerdotes principales y los fariseos fueron a ver a Pilato 63 y le dijeron:

—Señor, nos acordamos de que, cuando ese mentiroso de Jesús aún vivía, dijo: “Tres días después de que me maten resucitaré.” 64 Ahora sus discípulos pueden robar el cuerpo y empezar a decir a la gente que Jesús resucitó. Ese engaño sería peor que cuando él dijo que era el Mesías. Para que no pase esto, ordene usted que unos guardias vigilen cuidadosamente la tumba hasta después del tercer día.

65 Pilato les dijo:

—Ustedes tienen soldados a su servicio; vayan y protejan la tumba lo mejor que puedan.

66 Entonces ellos fueron a la tumba, y ataron la piedra que tapaba la entrada para que no se moviera. También dejaron allí a los soldados para que vigilaran.

Judas’s Remorse

27 (A)Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred 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 thirty [a]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 temple sanctuary and departed; and (H)he went away and hanged himself. 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 they conferred together and [b]with the money bought 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: “(J)And [c]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 [d]they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the 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)It is as you say.” 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 [e]charge, so the governor was quite amazed.

15 (Q)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the [f]people any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 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? Barabbas, or Jesus (R)who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

19 (S)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 [g]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 [h]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 Christ?” They all *said, “[i]Crucify Him!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “[j]Crucify Him!”

24 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 said, “(AB)His blood shall be on us and on our children!” 26 Then he released Barabbas [k]for them; but after having Jesus (AC)scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 (AD)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into (AE)the [l]Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman [m](AF)cohort around Him. 28 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 [n]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “(AI)Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 (AJ)They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. 31 (AK)After 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)As they were coming out, they found a man of (AM)Cyrene named Simon, [o]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 was unwilling to drink.

35 And when they had crucified Him, (AR)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting [p]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 [q]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 [r]hurling abuse at Him, (AU)wagging their heads 40 and saying, “(AV)You who are going to destroy the temple 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)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 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)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 said, “[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 temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and (BH)the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 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 [ab](BN)the Son of God!”

55 (BO)Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while [ac](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)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, [ad]the day after (BV)the 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, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may 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 Or silver shekels
  2. Matthew 27:7 Lit from them
  3. Matthew 27:9 Or I took; cf Zech 11:13
  4. Matthew 27:10 Some early mss read I gave
  5. Matthew 27:14 Lit word
  6. Matthew 27:15 Lit crowd
  7. Matthew 27:19 Lit today
  8. Matthew 27:21 Lit answered and said to them
  9. Matthew 27:22 Lit Let Him be crucified
  10. Matthew 27:23 Lit Let Him be crucified
  11. Matthew 27:26 Or to them
  12. Matthew 27:27 I.e. the governor’s official residence
  13. Matthew 27:27 Or battalion
  14. Matthew 27:29 Or staff; i.e. to mimic a king’s scepter
  15. Matthew 27:32 Lit this one
  16. Matthew 27:35 Lit a lot
  17. Matthew 27:37 Lit written
  18. Matthew 27:39 Or blaspheming
  19. Matthew 27:42 Or can He not save Himself?
  20. Matthew 27:43 Or takes pleasure in; or cares for him
  21. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 12 noon
  22. Matthew 27:45 Or occurred
  23. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 3 p.m.
  24. Matthew 27:49 Lit Permit that we see
  25. Matthew 27:49 Some early mss read 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 27:54 Or a son of God or a son of a god
  29. Matthew 27:55 Or caring for Him
  30. Matthew 27:62 Lit which is after

Judas Hangs Himself

27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.(A) So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)

When Judas, who had betrayed him,(D) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(E) to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)

So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(J) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](K)

Jesus Before Pilate(L)

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(M)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(N) 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”(O) 14 But Jesus made no reply,(P) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner(Q) chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(R) 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,(S) his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent(T) man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream(U) because of him.”

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(V)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(W) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(X) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(Y) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(Z) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(AA)

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(AB)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(AC) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(AD)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(AE) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(AF) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(AG) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(AH) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(AI)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(AJ)

32 As they were going out,(AK) they met a man from Cyrene,(AL) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(AM) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(AN) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(AO) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AP) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(AQ) over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.

38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(AR) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(AS) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(AT) save yourself!(AU) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(AV) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(AW) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(AX) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(AY) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus(AZ)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(BA) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[d](BB)

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,(BC) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.(BD)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(BE) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(BF) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city(BG) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(BH) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(BI)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(BJ) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,[f] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(BK)

The Burial of Jesus(BL)

57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb(BM) that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(BN) 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body(BO) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

65 “Take a guard,”(BP) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(BQ) on the stone(BR) and posting the guard.(BS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
  2. Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
  3. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  4. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
  5. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
  6. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph