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Matthew 27:33-54
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 27:33-54
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Crucifixion
33 (A)And when they came to a place called (B)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 (C)they gave Him (D)wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.
35 And when they had crucified Him, (E)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting [a]lots. 36 And sitting down, they began to (F)keep watch over Him there. 37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him [b]which read, “(G)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 [c]hurling abuse at Him, (H)wagging their heads 40 and saying, “(I)You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! (J)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 “(K)He saved others; [d]He cannot save Himself. (L)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 (M)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He [e]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 (N)The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.
45 (O)Now from the [f]sixth hour darkness [g]fell upon all the land until the [h]ninth hour. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(P)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 (Q)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, “[i]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him[j].” 50 And Jesus (R)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 (S)And behold, (T)the [k]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and (U)the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the [l]saints who had (V)fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered (W)the holy city and appeared to many. 54 (X)Now the centurion, and those who were with him (Y)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw (Z)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was [m](AA)the Son of God!”
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- Matthew 27:35 Lit a lot
- Matthew 27:37 Lit written
- Matthew 27:39 Or blaspheming
- Matthew 27:42 Or can He not save Himself?
- Matthew 27:43 Or takes pleasure in; or cares for him
- Matthew 27:45 I.e. 12 noon
- Matthew 27:45 Or occurred
- Matthew 27:45 I.e. 3 p.m.
- Matthew 27:49 Lit Permit that we see
- 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)
- Matthew 27:51 Or curtain
- Matthew 27:52 Or holy ones
- Matthew 27:54 Or a son of God or a son of a god
Matthew 27:33-54
New International Version
Matthew 27:33-54
New International Version
33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(A) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(B) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(D) 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,(E) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(F) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(G) save yourself!(H) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(I) 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!(J) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(K) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(L) 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(M)
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(N) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[a] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b](O)
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,(P) 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.(Q)
51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(R) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(S) 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[c] went into the holy city(T) and appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(U) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(V)
Footnotes
- Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
- Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
- Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
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