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Matthew 27:33-66
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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 mixed with [a]bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.

35 And when they had crucified Him, (E)they divided His garments among themselves by casting [b]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 [c]which read, “(G)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

38 At that time two [d]rebels *were being crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those passing by were [e]speaking abusively to Him, (H)shaking 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; [f]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 has trusted in God; let God rescue Him now, if He [g]takes pleasure in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 (N)And the [h]rebels who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him in the same way.

45 (O)Now from the [i]sixth hour darkness [j]fell upon all the land until the [k]ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(P)Eli, Eli, lema sabaktanei?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 And (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, “[l]Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him[m].” 50 And Jesus (R)cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit. 51 (S)And behold, (T)the [n]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and (U)the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the [o]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 as for the centurion and those who were with him (Y)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw (Z)the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was [p](AA)the Son of God!”

55 (AB)And many women were there watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while (AC)caring for Him. 56 Among them were (AD)Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and (AE)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 (AF)Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea came, 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 cut out in the rock; and he rolled (AG)a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 And (AH)Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

62 Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after (AI)the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63 and they said, “Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was still alive, He said, ‘(AJ)After three days I am rising.’ 64 Therefore, give orders for the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him, 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 (AK)guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 And they went and made the tomb secure with (AL)the guard, (AM)sealing (AN)the stone.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:34 Prob. referring to the taste of myrrh, added to lessen pain
  2. Matthew 27:35 Lit a lot
  3. Matthew 27:37 Lit written
  4. Matthew 27:38 Or robbers
  5. Matthew 27:39 Or blaspheming
  6. Matthew 27:42 Or can He not save Himself?
  7. Matthew 27:43 Or desires;
  8. Matthew 27:44 Or robbers
  9. Matthew 27:45 I.e., noon
  10. Matthew 27:45 Lit occurred
  11. Matthew 27:45 I.e., 3 p.m.
  12. Matthew 27:49 Lit Allow that we see
  13. Matthew 27:49 Some early mss And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood (cf. John 19:34)
  14. Matthew 27:51 Or curtain
  15. Matthew 27:52 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  16. Matthew 27:54 Or a son of God; or a son of a god
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Matthew 27:33-66
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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)

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

The Burial of Jesus(Y)

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(Z) 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.’(AA) 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(AB) 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,”(AC) 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(AD) on the stone(AE) and posting the guard.(AF)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  2. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
  3. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
  4. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
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