Matthew 27:24-44

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Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

²⁴So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^(A)a riot was beginning, he took water and ^(B)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(C)this man's blood;^[a] ^(D)see to it yourselves.” ²⁵And all the people answered, ^(E)“His blood be on us and ^(F)on our children!” ²⁶Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^(G)scourged^[b] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷^(H)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^(I)governor's headquarters,^[c] and they gathered the whole ^(J)battalion^[d] before him. ²⁸And they stripped him and put ^(K)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 ^(L)mocked him, saying, “Hail, ^(M)King of the Jews!” ³⁰And ^(N)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 ^(O)led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

³²^(P)^(Q)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^(R)carry his cross. ³³^(S)And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴^(T)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^(U)gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, ^(V)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ^(W)kept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(X)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two ^(Y)robbers were crucified with him, ^(Z)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ^(AA)those who passed by ^(AB)derided him, ^(AC)wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, ^(AD)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(AE)If you are ^(AF)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ⁴²^(AG)“He saved others; ^(AH)he cannot save himself. ^(AI)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³^(AJ)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴^(AK)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

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Footnotes

Matthew 27:24 Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man's blood
Matthew 27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
Matthew 27:27 Greek the praetorium
Matthew 27:27 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men

Psalm 63

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My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^(A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; ^(B)earnestly I seek you;
    ^(C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in ^(D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding ^(E)your power and glory.
³Because your ^(F)steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
⁴So I will bless you ^(G)as long as I live;
    in your ^(H)name I will ^(I)lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^(J)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶when I remember you ^(K)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(L)the watches of the night;
⁷for you have been my help,
    and in ^(M)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(N)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(O)upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life
    ^(P)shall go down into ^(Q)the depths of the earth;
¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
¹¹But ^(R)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who ^(S)swear by him shall exult,
    ^(T)for the mouths of ^(U)liars will be stopped.