Matteus 27
En Levende Bok
Det jødiske rådet vil dømme Jesus til døden
27 Tidlig neste morgen samlet alle øversteprestene og folkets ledere seg igjen. De bestemte at de ville forsøke å få Jesus henrettet. 2 De bandt Jesus, førte han bort og overlot ham til Pilatus, som var romersk landshøvding.[a]
Judas tar sitt eget liv
3 Da Judas, han som hadde forrådt Jesus, så at de hadde dømt ham til døden, angret han på det han hadde gjort. Han gikk tilbake til øversteprestene og folkets ledere med de 30 sølvmyntene og sa: 4 ”Jeg har syndet, for jeg har forrådt et uskyldig menneske.”
”Jaha, og hva har det med oss å gjøre?” svarte de. ”Det er vel ditt problem.”
5 Da kastet Judas pengene på gulvet i templet og gikk bort og hengte seg. 6 Men øversteprestene samlet sammen pengene og sa: ”Vi kan ikke legge dem i offerkisten, etter som Moseloven[b] forbyr oss å ta imot penger som er betalt for et mord.” 7 Etter en lang diskusjon bestemte de seg i stedet for å kjøpe åkeren til en pottemaker, som etter dette er blitt brukt som gravplass for fremmede som dør under opphold i Jerusalem. 8 Det er derfor denne åkeren fortsatt blir kalt ”Blodåkeren”. 9 Og gjennom dette ble det til virkelighet som Gud hadde forutsagt ved profeten Jeremia: ”De tok de 30 sølvmyntene, den prisen som han ble verdsatt til av Israels folk, 10 og kjøpte åkeren av en pottemaker, slik som Herren ga meg befaling om.”[c]
Jesus blir forhørt av Pilatus
11 Jesus ble nå stilt fram for Pilatus, den romerske landshøvdingen. Og Pilatus spurte ham: ”Er du jødenes konge?”
Jesus svarte: ”Det er du selv som kaller meg dette.”
12 Men da øversteprestene og folkets ledere begynte å anklage ham, sto Jesus helt taus.
13 ”Hører du ikke det de anklager deg for?” undret Pilatus.
14 Men til stor forbauselse for landshøvdingen svarte ikke Jesus på et eneste spørsmål.
Pilatus dømmer Jesus til døden
15 Ved påskehøytiden[d] brukte alltid landshøvdingen å frigi en fange, hvem som helst som jødene ville ha fri. 16 Nettopp nå satt det en virkelig beryktet forbryter i fengslet. Han het Barabbas[e]. 17 Da folket samlet seg utenfor huset til Pilatus denne morgenen, spurte han dem: ”Hvem skal jeg slippe fri, Barabbas, eller Jesus som blir kalt Messias, den lovede kongen?” 18 Pilatus visste nemlig inderlig vel at de religiøse lederne bare hadde overlatt Jesus til ham fordi de var misunnelige på ham.
19 Mens Pilatus satt på dommersetet, fikk han en beskjed fra kona si, som advarte ham: ”La denne uskyldige mannen være i fred, for jeg har hatt noen fryktelige mareritt i natt for hans skyld.”
20 Men øversteprestene og folkets ledere hadde overtalt folket til å kreve at Barabbas skulle bli satt fri og at Jesus skulle bli drept. 21 Da Pilatus for andre gangen spurte: ”Hvem av disse to skal jeg slippe fri?” ropte folket: ”Barabbas!”
22 ”Hva skal jeg da gjøre med Jesus som blir kalt Messias?” undret Pilatus.
”Få han spikret fast på et kors!” skrek de.
23 ”Men hva ondt har han gjort?” spurte Pilatus.
Da ropte de enda høyere: ”Få ham spikret fast på et kors!”
24 Da Pilatus til slutt innså at ingenting hjalp, og at folket når som helst kunne sette i gang et oppløp, ba han om et fat med vann. Så vasket han hendene sine i påsyn av folkemassen og sa: ”Jeg er uskyldig i denne mannens død. Ansvaret er deres!”
25 Folket skrek tilbake: ”Vi og våre barn tar på oss ansvaret!”[f]
26 Da ga Pilatus etter og løslot Barabbas, men Jesus lot han piske og overlot ham etterpå til soldatene sine for at de skulle føre ham bort og spikre ham fast på korset.
De romerske soldatene håner Jesus
27 De romerske soldatene førte først Jesus til huset der landshøvdingen holdt til. Hele vaktstyrken ble kalt sammen. 28 De tok klærne av Jesus, satte på ham en rød[g] soldatkappe. 29 Så laget de en krone av torner som de presset fast rundt hodet hans, og stakk en stav, som skulle forestille et kongespir, i høyre hånden hans og falt på kne og hånte han. ”Leve jødenes konge!” ropte de. 30 De spyttet på ham og tok staven og slo ham i hodet.
31 Da de til slutt hadde blitt lei av å håne ham, tok de kappen av ham og kledde ham i hans egne klær og førte ham bort for å spikre ham fast på korset.
Jesus blir spikret fast på korset
32 På veien til stedet der henrettelsen skulle skje, støtte soldatene på en mann fra Kyréne[h], som het Simon. Han tvang de til å bære korset til Jesus. 33 Da de kom ut til stedet som ble kalt for Golgata, som betyr Hodeskallen, 34 ga soldatene vin som var blandet med galle til Jesus.[i] Men da han merket hva det var ville han ikke drikke det.
35 Da de hadde spikret Jesus fast på korset, delte de klærne hans mellom seg ved loddtrekning. 36 Etterpå satte de seg ned for å holde vakt over ham. 37 Over hodet til Jesus hadde de satt opp en plakat for å vise hva han ble anklaget for, og teksten lød: ”Dette er Jesus, jødenes konge”.
38 Sammen med Jesus ble også to forbrytere spikret faste på hvert sitt kors, en på hver side av han. 39 De som gikk forbi stedet der henrettelsen skjedde, hånte Jesus, ristet på hodet og sa: 40 ”Var det ikke du som skulle rive ned templet og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager? Dersom du er Guds sønn, da hjelp deg selv og stig ned fra korset!”
41 Øversteprestene, de skriftlærde[j] og folkets ledere moret seg på hans bekostning. 42 ”Han var god til å hjelpe andre”, sa de, ”men seg selv kan han ikke hjelpe! Skulle han liksom være Israels konge? Ja, dersom han stiger ned fra korset, da skal vi tro på ham! 43 Han stoler på Gud. Nå får Gud frelse ham og bevise at han elsker ham.[k] Han har jo sagt at han er Guds sønn.”
44 På samme måten ble han hånet av de to forbryterne som hadde blitt spikret fast på hvert sitt kors sammen med ham.
Jesus dør på korset
45 Da klokka var tolv, ble det plutselig mørkt over hele landet, og mørket varte helt fram til klokka tre. 46 Da klokka var omkring tre, ropte Jesus med kraftig stemme: ”Eli, Eli, lema sabaktani?”, det betyr: ”Min Gud, min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg?”[l]
47 Noen av dem som sto der misforsto ham og trodde at han ropte på Elia[m]. 48 En av dem sprang raskt fram og fylte en svamp med sur vin, satte den på en pinne og holdt den opp så han kunne drikke. 49 Men de andre sa: ”La ham være, så får vi se om Elia kommer og redder han.”
50 Men Jesus ropte på nytt med kraftig stemme og sluttet å puste. 51 Samtidig revnet forhenget som hang foran Det aller helligste[n] rommet i templet, i to deler fra toppen og helt ned. Jorden ristet, og fjellgrunnen slo sprekker slik at 52 gravene åpnet seg, og mange døde menn og kvinner som tilhørte Gud, ble levende igjen. 53 De dro fra sine graver, og da Jesus hadde stått opp fra de døde, gikk de inn i Guds by, Jerusalem, og viste seg for mange.
54 Den romerske offiseren og soldatene som holdt vakt, ble fryktelig redde da de så jordskjelvet og alt som skjedde. De ropte: ”Denne mannen var virkelig Guds sønn.”
55 Noen kvinner sto et lite stykke borte fra stedet der henrettelsen fant sted, og så alt som skjedde. Det var de kvinnene som hadde fulgt Jesus fra Galilea for å hjelpe ham. 56 Blant dem var Maria Magdalena og Maria som var mor til Jakob og Josef, og moren til Sebedeus sine sønner, som het Jakob og Johannes.
Jesus blir lagt i graven
57 På kvelden kom Josef, en rik mann fra Arimatea, som også hadde blitt en disippel av Jesus. 58 Han gikk til Pilatus og ba om å få ta hånd om kroppen til Jesus. Pilatus ga befaling om at den skulle bli overlatt til ham. 59 Josef tok kroppen, svøpte den i rent lintøy 60 og la den i en grav, som han nylig hadde fått hogget ut i fjellet til seg selv. Så rullet han en stor stein foran inngangen til graven og dro fra stedet. 61 Både Maria Magdalena, og den andre Maria, ble værende igjen og satt i nærheten av graven.
Vakter blir plassert ved graven
62 Neste dag, som var hviledagen[o], kom øversteprestene og fariseerne[p] til Pilatus 63 og sa: ”Vi har kommet i tanker om at denne løgneren en gang sa at han skulle bli levende igjen etter tre[q] dager. 64 Gi derfor befaling om at graven blir bevoktet i tre dager, slik at disiplene ikke kommer og stjeler kroppen og etterpå sier til alle at han har stått opp fra de døde. For da vil vi få et enda større problem å hanskes med.”
65 Pilatus svarte: ”Jeg skal gi dere vakter. Så kan dere bevokte graven så godt dere kan.”
66 De gikk av sted og forseglet graven og plasserte vakter for å beskytte den fra inngrep utenfra.
Footnotes
- 27:2 Det jødiske rådet hadde ikke rett å fullbyrde dødsstraff, men måtte overlevere denne type rettssaker til de romerske myndighetene.
- 27:6 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
- 27:10 Sitatet er en blanding av Sakarja 11:12-13 og flere steder i Jeremia, blant annet 19:1-13 og 32:6-9.
- 27:15 ”Påske” kommer fra hebraisk ”pésach” eller ”pasách” som betyr ”gå forbi” eller ”skåne”. Jødene sin påske feires til minne om hvordan Gud reddet de ut av slaveriet i Egypt. Se Andre Mosebok 12:1-27.
- 27:16 Andre håndskrifter har: Jesus Barabbas. Også i v.17.
- 27:25 På gresk: La hans blod komme over oss og våre barn!
- 27:28 Den røde fargen var et symbol for kongelig makt.
- 27:32 Kyréne var en by i Libya.
- 27:34 Vin blandet med galle var et narkotisk bedøvelsesmiddel som de ga til de som ble spikret fast på korset.
- 27:41 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 27:43 Se Salmenes bok 22:9.
- 27:46 Jesus siterer Salmenes bok 22:2 på sitt morsmål, arameisk.
- 27:47 Elia var en profet som bar fram Guds budskap, og som i stedet for å dø ble ført rett opp til Gud. Se Andre Kongebok 2:1-11.
- 27:51 Et rom lengst inn i templet, stedet for Guds nærvær. Den eneste som fikk gå inn der, var øverstepresten, når han en gang i året ofret blod for at folket skulle få syndene sine tilgitt.
- 27:62 På gresk: dagen etter forberedelsesdagen. Det var jødenes hviledag, den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen.
- 27:62 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene.
- 27:63 I det greske språket, og på mange andre språk, regner de den dagen noe skjer, som dag nummer en. Jesus døde på en fredag og sto opp på søndagen.
馬太福音 27
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
猶大的下場
27 到了清晨,眾祭司長和民間的長老商定要處死耶穌。 2 他們把祂綁起來,押送到總督彼拉多那裡。
3 出賣耶穌的猶大看見耶穌被定了罪,感到很後悔,就把那三十塊銀子還給祭司長和長老,說: 4 「我出賣了清白無辜的人,我犯罪了!」
他們說:「那是你自己的事,跟我們有什麼關係?」
5 猶大把錢扔在聖殿裡,出去上吊自盡了。
6 祭司長們撿起銀子,說:「這是血錢,不可收進聖殿的庫房。」 7 他們商議,決定用這些錢買下陶匠的地作為埋葬異鄉人的墳場。 8 那塊地至今被稱為「血田」。 9 這就應驗了耶利米先知的話:「他們用以色列人給祂估定的三十塊銀子, 10 買了陶匠的一塊田,正如主指示我的。」
耶穌在彼拉多面前受審
11 耶穌站在總督面前受審。總督問:「你是猶太人的王嗎?」
耶穌說:「如你所言。」
12 當祭司長和長老控告祂時,祂一句話也不說。 13 彼拉多就問:「你沒聽見他們對你的諸多控告嗎?」 14 耶穌仍然一言不發,彼拉多感到十分驚奇。
15 每逢逾越節,總督會照慣例按民眾的選擇釋放一個犯人。 16 那時,有一個惡名昭彰的囚犯名叫巴拉巴。 17 百姓聚在一起的時候,彼拉多就問他們:「你們要我給你們釋放誰?巴拉巴還是被稱為基督的耶穌?」 18 因為彼拉多知道他們把耶穌抓來是因為嫉妒。
19 彼拉多正坐堂斷案時,他夫人派人來對他說:「你不要插手這個義人的事!我今天在夢中因為這個人受了許多苦。」
20 祭司長和長老卻慫恿百姓要求釋放巴拉巴,處死耶穌。 21 總督再次問百姓:「這兩個人,你們要我釋放哪一個?」他們說:「巴拉巴!」
22 彼拉多問:「那麼,我怎樣處置那個被稱為基督的耶穌呢?」
他們齊聲說:「把祂釘在十字架上!」
23 彼拉多問:「為什麼?祂犯了什麼罪?」
他們卻更大聲地喊叫:「把祂釘在十字架上!」
24 彼拉多見再說也無濟於事,反而會引起騷亂,於是拿了一盆水來,在眾人面前洗手,說:「流這義人的血,罪不在我,你們自己負責。」
25 眾人都說:「流祂血的責任由我們和我們的子孫承擔!」
26 於是,彼拉多為他們釋放了巴拉巴,下令將耶穌鞭打後,帶出去釘十字架。
耶穌受辱
27 士兵把耶穌押進總督府,叫全營的士兵都聚集在祂周圍。 28 他們剝下耶穌的衣服,替祂披上一件朱紅色的長袍, 29 用荊棘編成冠冕,戴在祂頭上,又拿一根葦稈放在祂右手裡,跪在祂跟前戲弄祂,說:「猶太人的王萬歲!」 30 然後向祂吐唾沫,拿過葦稈打祂的頭。 31 他們戲弄完了,就脫去祂的袍子,給祂穿上原來的衣服,把祂押出去釘十字架。
釘十字架
32 路上,他們遇見一個叫西門的古利奈人,就強迫他背耶穌的十字架。
33 來到一個地方,名叫各各他——意思是「髑髏地」, 34 士兵給耶穌喝摻了苦膽汁的酒,祂嚐了一口,不肯喝。
35 他們把耶穌釘在十字架上,還抽籤分了祂的衣服, 36 然後坐在那裡看守。 37 他們在祂頭頂上掛了一個牌子,上面寫著祂的罪狀:「這是猶太人的王耶穌」。 38 有兩個強盜也被釘在十字架上,一個在祂右邊,一個在祂左邊。 39 過路的人都嘲笑祂,搖著頭說: 40 「你這聲稱把聖殿拆毀又在三天內重建的人啊,救救自己吧!你要是上帝的兒子,就從十字架上下來吧!」
41 祭司長、律法教師和長老也嘲諷說: 42 「祂救了別人,卻救不了自己!祂要是以色列的王,就從十字架上跳下來吧!我們就信祂。 43 祂說信靠上帝,如果上帝喜悅祂,就讓上帝來救祂吧!因為祂自稱是上帝的兒子。」 44 甚至跟祂一同被釘十字架的強盜也這樣嘲笑祂。
耶穌之死
45 從正午一直到下午三點,黑暗籠罩著整個大地。 46 大約下午三點,耶穌大聲呼喊:「以利,以利,拉馬撒巴各大尼?」意思是:「我的上帝,我的上帝,你為什麼離棄我?」
47 有些站在旁邊的人聽見了,就說:「這人在呼叫以利亞呢。」 48 其中一人連忙跑去拿了一塊海綿,蘸滿酸酒,綁在葦稈上送給祂喝。 49 其他人卻說:「等一下!我們看看以利亞會不會來救祂。」
50 耶穌又大喊了一聲,就斷了氣。
51 就在那時,聖殿裡的幔子從上到下裂成兩半,大地震動,岩石崩裂, 52 墳墓打開,很多死去的聖徒復活過來。 53 他們在耶穌復活後離開墳墓,進聖城向許多人顯現。
54 看守耶穌的百夫長和士兵看見地震及所發生的一切,都很害怕,說:「這人真是上帝的兒子啊!」 55 有好些婦女在遠處觀看,她們從加利利就跟隨了耶穌,服事祂。 56 其中有抹大拉的瑪麗亞、雅各和約西的母親瑪麗亞以及西庇太兩個兒子的母親。
封石守墓
57 傍晚,從亞利馬太來了一位名叫約瑟的富人,他是耶穌的門徒。 58 他去求見彼拉多,要求領取耶穌的遺體,彼拉多就下令把耶穌的遺體交給他。 59 約瑟領了遺體,用乾淨的細麻布裹好, 60 安放在他為自己在岩壁上鑿出的新墓穴裡,並滾來一塊大石頭封閉墓穴的入口,然後離去。 61 那時,抹大拉的瑪麗亞和另一個瑪麗亞坐在墳墓的對面。
62 第二天,就是預備日之後的那天,祭司長和法利賽人一起來見彼拉多,說: 63 「總督大人,我們記得那個騙子生前曾說,『三天之後,我必復活』, 64 所以請你命人看守墳墓三天,以防祂的門徒偷走祂的屍體,然後對百姓說祂已經從死裡復活。這樣的迷惑會比以前的更厲害!」
65 彼拉多說:「你們帶上衛兵,去那裡嚴加看守。」
66 他們就帶著衛兵去了,在墓口的石頭上貼上封條,派人看守墓穴。
Matthew 27
New International Version
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) 2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)
3 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. 4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”
“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)
5 So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)
6 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.” 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. 9 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
- Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
- Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
- Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
- Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
- Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
- Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
Matthew 27
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Jesus Handed Over to Pilate
27 When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.(A) 2 After tying him up, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate,[a] the governor.(B)
Judas Hangs Himself
3 Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.(C) 4 ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,’ he said.
‘What’s that to us? ’ they said. ‘See to it yourself! ’ 5 So he threw the silver into the temple(D) and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the silver and said, ‘It’s not permitted(E) to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.’ 7 They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners. 8 Therefore that field has been called ‘Field of Blood’ to this day. 9 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: They took[b]the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him whose price was set by the Israelites, 10 and they gave[c]them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.[d](F)
Jesus Faces the Governor
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor.(G) ‘Are you the king of the Jews? ’ the governor asked him.
Jesus answered, ‘You say so.’(H) 12 While he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he didn’t answer.(I)
13 Then Pilate said to him, ‘Don’t you hear how much they are testifying against you? ’ 14 But he didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was quite amazed.(J)
Jesus or Barabbas
15 At the festival(K) the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.[e] 17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, ‘Who is it you want me to release for you – Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? ’(L) 18 For he knew it was because of envy that they had handed him over.
19 While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of him.’(M)
20 The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21 The governor asked them, ‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you? ’
‘Barabbas! ’ they answered.
22 Pilate asked them, ‘What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? ’
They all answered, ‘Crucify him! ’(N)
23 Then he said, ‘Why? What has he done wrong? ’
But they kept shouting all the more, ‘Crucify him! ’(O)
24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood.[f] See to it yourselves! ’(P)
25 All the people answered, ‘His blood be on us(Q) and on our children! ’ 26 Then he released Barabbas to them and, after having Jesus flogged, handed him over to be crucified.(R)
Mocked by the Military
27 Then(S) the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole company[g] around him.(T) 28 They stripped him and dressed him in a scarlet robe.(U) 29 They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. And they knelt down before him and mocked him: ‘Hail, king of the Jews! ’ 30 Then they spat on him, took the staff, and kept hitting him on the head. 31 After they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.(V)
Crucified Between Two Criminals
32 As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.(W) 33 When they came to a place called Golgotha(X) (which means Place of the Skull), 34 they gave him wine[h] mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. 35 After crucifying him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.[i](Y) 36 Then they sat down and were guarding him there. 37 Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: This Is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38 Then two criminals[j] were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.(Z) 39 Those who passed by were yelling insults at[k] him, shaking their heads(AA) 40 and saying, ‘You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ’(AB) 41 In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,[l] mocked him and said, 42 ‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel!(AC) Let him[m] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God rescue him now – if he takes pleasure in him![n] For he said, “I am the Son of God.’ ” 44 In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with him taunted him.(AD)
The Death of Jesus
45 From noon until three in the afternoon,[o] darkness came over the whole land.[p](AE) 46 At about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Elí, Elí, lemá[q] sabachtháni? ’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned me ?’(AF)[r]
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, ‘He’s calling for Elijah.’
48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.(AG) 49 But the rest said, ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.’
50 But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.(AH) 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary(AI) was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were also opened(AJ) and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God! ’(AK)
55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and looked after him were there, watching from a distance.(AL) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(AM)
The Burial of Jesus
57 When it was evening,(AN) a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple(AO) of Jesus. 58 He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body. Then Pilate ordered that it[s] be released. 59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, 60 and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.(AP) 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.
The Closely Guarded Tomb
62 The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate(AQ) 63 and said, ‘Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive he said, “After three days I will rise again.”(AR) 64 So give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples(AS) may come, steal him, and tell the people, “He has been raised from the dead,” and the last deception will be worse than the first.’
65 ‘Take[t] guards,’ Pilate told them. ‘Go and make it as secure as you know how.’ 66 They went and secured the tomb by setting a seal on the stone and placing the guards.(AT)
Footnotes
- 27:2 Other mss read Pontius Pilate
- 27:9 Or I took
- 27:10 Some mss read I gave
- 27:9–10 Jr 32:6–9; Zch 11:12–13
- 27:16 Other mss read Jesus Barabbas, also in v. 17
- 27:24 Other mss read this righteous man’s blood
- 27:27 Lit cohort
- 27:34 Other mss read sour wine
- 27:35 Other mss add that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled: ‘They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.’
- 27:38 Or revolutionaries
- 27:39 Lit passed by blasphemed, or were blaspheming
- 27:41 Other mss add and Pharisees
- 27:42 Other mss read If he . . . Israel, let him
- 27:43 Or if he wants him
- 27:45 Lit From the sixth hour to the ninth hour
- 27:45 Or whole earth
- 27:46 Some mss read lama; other mss read lima
- 27:46 Ps 22:1
- 27:58 Other mss read that the body
- 27:65 Or ‘You have
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