Matthew 27:45-28:10

English Standard Version

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^{[c] 46} And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(A)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(B)“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^(C)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(D)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(E)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(F)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(G)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(H)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(I)the saints ^(J)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(K)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (L)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(M)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(N)“Truly this was the Son^[d] of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also ^(O)many women there, looking on ^(P)from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^(Q)ministering to him, ⁵⁶ among whom were ^(R)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^(S)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (T)When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He 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 shroud ⁶⁰ and ^(U)laid it in his own new tomb, ^(V)which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^(W)a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ Mary Magdalene and ^(X)the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶² The next day, that is, after the day of ^(Y)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(Z)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(AA)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(AB)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have ^(AC)a guard^[e] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶ So they went and made the tomb secure by ^(AD)sealing the stone and setting a guard.

The Resurrection

28 ^(AE)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(AF)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(AG)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ^3 (AH)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(AI)his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(AJ)became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has risen, ^(AK)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[f] lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(AL)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸ So they departed quickly from the tomb ^(AM)with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ And behold, Jesus ^(AN)met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^(AO)took hold of his feet and ^(AP)worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(AQ)go and tell ^(AR)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”