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27 When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus to put Him to death;

And they bound Him and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

When Judas, His betrayer, saw that [Jesus] was condemned, [Judas was [a]afflicted in mind and troubled for his former folly; and] with remorse [with little more than a selfish dread of the consequences] he brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,(A)

Saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. They replied, What is that to us? See to that yourself.

And casting the pieces of silver [forward] into the [Holy Place of the [b]sanctuary of the] temple, he departed; and he went off and hanged himself.

But the chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, It is not legal to put these in the [consecrated] treasury, for it is the price of blood.

So after consultation they bought with them [the pieces of silver] the potter’s field [as a place] in which to bury strangers.

Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to the present day.

Then were fulfilled the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet when he said, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on Whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,(B)

10 And they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor [Pilate], and the governor asked Him, Are you the King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, You have stated [the fact].

12 But when the charges were made against Him by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer.(C)

13 Then Pilate said to Him, Do You not hear how many and how serious are the things they are testifying against You?

14 But He made no reply to him, not even to a single accusation, so that the governor marveled greatly.

15 Now at the Feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free for the people any one prisoner whom they chose.

16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner whose name was Barabbas.

17 So when they had assembled for this purpose, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to set free for you, Barabbas, or Jesus Who is called Christ?

18 For he knew that it was because of envy that they had handed Him over to him.

19 Also, while he was seated on the judgment bench, his wife sent him a message, saying, Have nothing to do with that just and upright Man, for I have had a painful experience today in a dream because of Him.

20 But the chief priests and the elders prevailed on the people to ask for Barabbas, and put Jesus to death.

21 Again the governor said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release for you? And they said, Barabbas!

22 Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus Who is called Christ?

23 They all replied, Let Him be crucified! And he said, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted all the louder, Let Him be crucified!

24 So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was about to break out, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying, I am not guilty of nor responsible for this [c]righteous Man’s blood; see to it yourselves.(D)

25 And all the people answered, Let His blood be on us and on our children!(E)

26 So he set free for them Barabbas; and he [had] Jesus whipped, and delivered Him up to be crucified.

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the palace, and they gathered the whole battalion about Him.

28 And they stripped off His clothes and put a scarlet robe ([d]garment of dignity and office worn by Roman officers of rank) upon Him,

29 And, weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed (staff) in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they made sport of Him, saying, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!

30 And they spat on Him, and took the reed (staff) and struck Him on the head.

31 And when they finished making sport of Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His own garments on Him and led Him away to be crucified.

32 As they were marching forth, they came upon a man of Cyrene named Simon; this man they forced to carry the cross of Jesus.

33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha [Latin: Calvary], which means The Place of a Skull,

34 They offered Him wine mingled with gall to drink; but when He tasted it, He refused to drink it.

35 And when they had crucified Him, they divided and distributed His garments [among them] by casting lots [e]so that the prophet’s saying was fulfilled, They parted My garments among them and over My apparel they cast lots.(F)

36 Then they sat down there and kept watch over Him.

37 And over His head they put the accusation against Him ([f]the cause of His death), which read, This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

38 At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right hand and one on the left.

39 And those who passed by spoke reproachfully and abusively and jeered at Him, wagging their heads,(G)

40 And they said, You Who would tear down the [g]sanctuary of the temple and rebuild it in three days, rescue Yourself [h]from death. If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

41 In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, made sport of Him, saying,

42 He rescued others [i]from death; Himself He cannot rescue [j]from death. He is the King of Israel? Let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in and [k]acknowledge and cleave to Him.

43 He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now if He cares for Him and will have Him, for He said, I am the Son of God.

44 And the robbers who were crucified with Him also abused and reproached and made sport of Him in the same way.

45 Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (three o’clock).

46 And about the ninth hour (three o’clock) Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?—that is, My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me [leaving Me [l]helpless, forsaking and failing Me in My need]?(H)

47 And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, This Man is calling for Elijah!

48 And one of them immediately ran and took a sponge, soaked it with vinegar (a sour wine), and put it on a reed (staff), and was [m]about to give it to Him to drink.(I)

49 But the others said, Wait! Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [n]from death.

50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.

51 And at once the curtain of the [o]sanctuary of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split.(J)

52 The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep [p]in death were raised [to life];

53 And coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those who were with him keeping watch over Jesus observed the earthquake and all that was happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, Truly this was God’s Son!

55 There were also numerous women there, looking on from a distance, who were of those who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.

56 Among them were Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

57 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, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

59 And Joseph took the body and [q]rolled it up in a clean linen cloth [r]used for swathing dead bodies

60 And laid it in his own fresh ([s]undefiled) tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a big boulder over the door of the tomb and went away.

61 And Mary of Magdala and the other Mary kept sitting there opposite the tomb.

62 The next day, that is, the day after the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

63 And said, Sir, we have just remembered how that [t]vagabond Imposter said while He was still alive, After three days I will rise again.

64 Therefore give an order to have the tomb made secure and safeguarded until the third day, for fear that His disciples will come and steal Him away and tell the people that He has risen from the dead, and the last deception and fraud will be worse than the first.

65 Pilate said to them, You have a guard [of soldiers; take them and] go, make it as secure as you can.

66 So they went off and made the tomb secure by sealing the boulder, a guard of soldiers being with them and remaining to watch.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:3 Jeremy Taylor and Aristotle, cited by Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  2. Matthew 27:5 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  3. Matthew 27:24 Some manuscripts so read.
  4. Matthew 27:28 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  5. Matthew 27:35 Many manuscripts do not contain this part of verse 35.
  6. Matthew 27:37 William Tyndale, The Tyndale Bible.
  7. Matthew 27:40 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  8. Matthew 27:40 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  9. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  10. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  11. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  12. Matthew 27:46 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
  13. Matthew 27:48 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  14. Matthew 27:49 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  15. Matthew 27:51 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  16. Matthew 27:52 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  17. Matthew 27:59 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance.
  18. Matthew 27:59 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
  19. Matthew 27:60 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  20. Matthew 27:63 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

Jesús es llevado ante Pilato

27 Al amanecer, todos los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo tomaron consejo contra Jesús para entregarle a muerte. Y después de atarlo, lo llevaron y lo entregaron al procurador Pilato.

La muerte de Judas

Entonces Judas, el que le había entregado, al ver que era condenado, sintió remordimiento y devolvió las treinta piezas de plata a los principales sacerdotes y a los ancianos, diciendo:

—Yo he pecado entregando sangre inocente.

Pero ellos dijeron:

—¿Qué nos importa a nosotros? ¡Es asunto tuyo!

Entonces él, arrojando las piezas de plata dentro del santuario, se apartó, se fue y se ahorcó. Los principales sacerdotes, tomando las piezas de plata, dijeron:

—No es lícito ponerlas en el tesoro de las ofrendas, porque es precio de sangre.

Y habiendo tomado acuerdo, compraron con ellas el campo del Alfarero, para sepultura de los extranjeros. Por eso aquel campo se llama Campo de Sangre hasta el día de hoy. Entonces se cumplió lo que fue dicho por el profeta Jeremías, cuando dijo: Y tomaron las treinta piezas de plata, precio del apreciado, según el precio fijado por los hijos de Israel; 10 y las dieron para el campo del Alfarero, como me ordenó el Señor[a].

Pilato interroga a Jesús

11 Jesús estuvo de pie en presencia del procurador, y el procurador le preguntó diciendo:

—¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos?

Jesús le dijo:

—Tú lo dices.

12 Y siendo acusado por los principales sacerdotes y por los ancianos, no respondió nada. 13 Entonces Pilato le dijo:

—¿No oyes cuántas cosas testifican contra ti?

14 Él no le respondió ni una palabra, de manera que el procurador se maravillaba mucho.

15 En la fiesta, el procurador acostumbraba soltar al pueblo un preso, el que quisieran. 16 Tenían en aquel entonces un preso famoso que se llamaba Barrabás. 17 Estando ellos reunidos, Pilato les dijo:

—¿A cuál quieren que les suelte? ¿A Barrabás o a Jesús, llamado el Cristo?

18 Porque sabía que por envidia lo habían entregado. 19 Mientras él estaba sentado en el tribunal, su esposa le mandó a decir: “No tengas nada que ver con ese justo, porque hoy he sufrido muchas cosas en sueños por causa de él”.

20 Entonces los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos persuadieron a las multitudes que pidieran a Barrabás y que dieran muerte a Jesús. 21 Y respondiendo el procurador les dijo:

—¿A cuál de los dos quieren que les suelte?

Ellos dijeron:

—¡A Barrabás!

22 Pilato les dijo:

—¿Qué, pues, haré con Jesús, llamado el Cristo?

Todos dijeron:

—¡Sea crucificado!

23 Y el procurador les dijo:

—Pues, ¿qué mal ha hecho?

Pero ellos gritaban aún más fuerte diciendo:

—¡Sea crucificado!

24 Y cuando Pilato se dio cuenta de que no se lograba nada sino que solo se hacía más alboroto, tomó agua y se lavó las manos delante de la multitud diciendo:

—¡Yo soy inocente de la sangre de este! ¡Será asunto de ustedes!

25 Respondió todo el pueblo y dijo:

—¡Su sangre sea sobre nosotros y sobre nuestros hijos!

26 Entonces les soltó a Barrabás y, después de haber azotado a Jesús, lo entregó para que fuera crucificado.

Los soldados se burlan de Jesús

27 Entonces los soldados del procurador llevaron a Jesús al Pretorio y reunieron a toda la compañía alrededor de él. 28 Después de desnudarle, le echaron encima un manto de escarlata. 29 Habiendo entretejido una corona de espinas, se la pusieron sobre su cabeza, y en su mano derecha pusieron una caña. Se arrodillaron delante de él y se burlaron de él, diciendo:

—¡Viva, rey de los judíos!

30 Y escupiendo en él, tomaron la caña y le golpeaban la cabeza.

La crucifixión de Jesús

31 Cuando se hubieron burlado de él, le quitaron el manto, le pusieron sus propios vestidos y lo llevaron para crucificarle. 32 Mientras salían, hallaron a un hombre de Cirene llamado Simón. A este lo obligaron a cargar la cruz de Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron al lugar que se llama Gólgota, que significa lugar de la Calavera, 34 le dieron a beber vino mezclado con ajenjo; pero cuando lo probó, no lo quiso beber. 35 Después de crucificarlo, repartieron sus vestidos, echando suertes. 36 Y sentados, le guardaban allí.

37 Pusieron sobre su cabeza su acusación escrita: ESTE ES JESÚS, EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS. 38 Entonces crucificaron con él a dos ladrones, uno a la derecha y otro a la izquierda. 39 Los que pasaban lo insultaban, meneando sus cabezas 40 y diciendo:

—Tú que derribas el templo y en tres días lo edificas, ¡sálvate a ti mismo, si eres Hijo de Dios, y desciende de la cruz!

41 De igual manera, aun los principales sacerdotes junto con los escribas y los ancianos se burlaban de él, y decían:

42 —A otros salvó; a sí mismo no se puede salvar. ¿Es rey de Israel? ¡Que descienda ahora de la cruz, y creeremos en él! 43 Ha confiado en Dios. Que lo libre ahora si lo quiere, porque dijo: “Soy Hijo de Dios”.

44 También los ladrones que estaban crucificados con él lo injuriaban de la misma manera.

La muerte de Jesús

45 Desde el medio día descendió oscuridad sobre toda la tierra hasta las tres de la tarde. 46 Como a las tres de la tarde Jesús exclamó a gran voz diciendo:

—¡Elí, Elí! ¿Lama sabactani?, (esto es: Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?)[b].

47 Cuando algunos de los que estaban allí le oyeron, decían:

—Este hombre llama a Elías.

48 Y de inmediato uno de ellos corrió, tomó una esponja, la llenó de vinagre y, poniéndola en una caña, le daba de beber. 49 Pero otros decían:

—Deja, veamos si viene Elías a salvarlo.

50 Pero Jesús clamó otra vez a gran voz y entregó el espíritu.

51 Y he aquí, el velo del templo se rasgó en dos, de arriba abajo. La tierra tembló y las rocas se partieron. 52 Se abrieron los sepulcros y muchos cuerpos de hombres santos que habían muerto se levantaron; 53 y salidos de los sepulcros después de la resurrección de él, fueron a la santa ciudad y aparecieron a muchos.

54 Y cuando el centurión y los que con él guardaban a Jesús vieron el terremoto y las cosas que habían sucedido, temieron en gran manera y dijeron:

—¡Verdaderamente este era Hijo de Dios!

55 Estaban allí muchas mujeres mirando desde lejos. Ellas habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea, sirviéndole. 56 Entre ellas se encontraban: María Magdalena, María la madre de Jacobo y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo.

Jesús es sepultado

57 Al atardecer, vino un hombre rico de Arimatea llamado José, quien también había sido discípulo de Jesús. 58 Este se presentó a Pilato y pidió el cuerpo de Jesús. Entonces Pilato mandó que se le diera. 59 José tomó el cuerpo, lo envolvió en una sábana limpia 60 y lo puso en su sepulcro nuevo que había labrado en la peña. Luego hizo rodar una gran piedra a la entrada del sepulcro y se fue. 61 Estaban allí María Magdalena y la otra María, sentadas delante del sepulcro.

La guardia puesta ante el sepulcro

62 Al día siguiente, esto es, después de la Preparación, los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos se reunieron ante Pilato 63 diciendo:

—Señor, nos acordamos de que mientras aún vivía, aquel engañador dijo: “Después de tres días resucitaré”. 64 Manda, pues, que se asegure el sepulcro hasta el tercer día, no sea que sus discípulos vengan y roben el cadáver, y digan al pueblo: “Ha resucitado de los muertos”. Y el último fraude será peor que el primero.

65 Pilato les dijo:

—Tienen tropas de guardia. Vayan y asegúrenlo como saben hacerlo.

66 Ellos fueron y, habiendo sellado la piedra, aseguraron el sepulcro con la guardia.

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate(A)

27 When morning came, (B)all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and (C)delivered Him to [a]Pontius Pilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself(D)

(E)Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty (F)pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!

Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and (G)departed, and went and hanged himself.

But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been called (H)the Field of Blood to this day.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, (I)“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, 10 and (J)gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus Faces Pilate(K)

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. (L)And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Jesus said to him, (M)It is as you say.” 12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, (N)He answered nothing.

13 Then Pilate said to Him, (O)“Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” 14 But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

Taking the Place of Barabbas(P)

15 (Q)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called [b]Barabbas. 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of (R)envy.

19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”

20 (S)But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”

They said, (T)“Barabbas!”

22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

23 Then the governor said, (U)“Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a [c]tumult was rising, he (V)took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this [d]just Person. You see to it.

25 And all the people answered and said, (W)“His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when (X)he had [e]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(Y)

27 (Z)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the [f]Praetorium and gathered the whole [g]garrison around Him. 28 And they (AA)stripped Him and (AB)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (AC)When they had [h]twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 Then (AD)they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, (AE)and led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross(AF)

32 (AG)Now as they came out, (AH)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. 33 (AI)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34 (AJ)they gave Him [i]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

35 (AK)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, [j]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

(AL)“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

36 (AM)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37 And they (AN)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 (AO)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

39 And (AP)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, (AQ)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! (AR)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the [k]scribes and elders, said, 42 “He (AS)saved others; Himself He cannot save. [l]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe [m]Him. 43 (AT)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44 (AU)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies on the Cross(AV)

45 (AW)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour (AX)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, (AY)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, (AZ)filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

50 And Jesus (BA)cried out again with a loud voice, and (BB)yielded up His spirit.

51 Then, behold, (BC)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 (BD)So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, (BE)“Truly this was the Son of God!”

55 And many women (BF)who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, 56 (BG)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and [n]Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(BH)

57 Now (BI)when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, 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 commanded the body to be given to him. 59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and (BJ)laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting [o]opposite the tomb.

Pilate Sets a Guard

62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, 63 saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, (BK)‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come [p]by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”

65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, (BL)sealing the stone and setting the guard.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:2 NU omits Pontius
  2. Matthew 27:16 NU Jesus Barabbas
  3. Matthew 27:24 an uproar
  4. Matthew 27:24 NU omits just
  5. Matthew 27:26 flogged with a Roman scourge
  6. Matthew 27:27 The governor’s headquarters
  7. Matthew 27:27 cohort
  8. Matthew 27:29 Lit. woven
  9. Matthew 27:34 NU omits sour
  10. Matthew 27:35 NU, M omit the rest of v. 35.
  11. Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
  12. Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
  13. Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him
  14. Matthew 27:56 NU Joseph
  15. Matthew 27:61 in front of
  16. Matthew 27:64 NU omits by night

27 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

36 And sitting down they watched him there;

37 And set up over his head his accusation written, This Is Jesus The King Of The Jews.

38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.