Matthew 27
Expanded Bible
Jesus Is Taken to Pilate(A)
27 Early the next morning, all the ·leading [T chief] priests and elders of the people ·decided that Jesus should die [or met together to plan Jesus’ death]. 2 They ·tied [bound] him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate, the governor.
Judas Kills Himself
3 Judas, the one who had ·given [betrayed] Jesus to his enemies, saw that ·they had decided to kill Jesus [Jesus had been condemned]. Then he was ·very sorry [filled with remorse] for what he had done. So he took the thirty silver coins back to the leading [T chief] priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I sinned; I ·handed over to you [betrayed] ·an innocent man [L innocent blood].”
The leaders answered, “What ·is that to us [do we care]? That’s your ·problem, not ours [responsibility; concern].”
5 So Judas threw the ·money [silver coins] into the ·Temple [sanctuary]. Then he went off and hanged himself.
6 The ·leading [T chief] priests picked up the silver coins in the Temple and said, “·Our law does not allow us [or It is not right] to ·keep [put] this money ·with the Temple money [in the Temple treasury], because it ·has paid for a man’s death [is blood money; L is the price of blood].” 7 So they decided to use the coins to buy ·Potter’s Field [or the potter’s field] as a place to bury ·strangers [or foreigners]. 8 That is why that field is still called the Field of Blood. 9 So what Jeremiah the prophet had said ·came true [was fulfilled]: “They took thirty ·silver coins [T pieces of silver]. That is ·how little the Israelites thought he was worth [or the price at which he was valued by the Israelites; or the value of a man with a price on his head among the Israelites; Jer. 18:2–3; 19:1–13; 32:5–15; Zech. 11:12–13]. 10 They used those thirty silver coins to buy ·Potter’s Field [or the potter’s field], as the Lord commanded me.”
Pilate Questions Jesus(B)
11 Jesus stood before Pilate the governor, and Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus answered, “·Those are your words [It is as you say; L You say so; C an indirect affirmation].”
12 When the ·leading [T chief] priests and the elders accused Jesus, he ·said nothing [did not answer].
13 So Pilate said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear them accusing you of ·all these [so many] things?”
14 But Jesus ·said nothing in answer to Pilate [did not answer a single charge], and ·Pilate [L the governor] was very ·surprised [amazed] at this.
Pilate Tries to Free Jesus(C)
15 Every year at the ·time of Passover [festival/feast] the governor would free [L for the crowd] one prisoner whom the people chose. 16 At that time there was a man in prison, named Barabbas,[a] who was ·known to be very bad [well known; notorious]. 17 When the people gathered, Pilate said, “Whom do you want me to set free: Barabbas[b] or Jesus who is called the ·Christ [Messiah]?” 18 [L For] Pilate knew that they turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.
19 While Pilate was sitting there on the judge’s seat [C a special seat for speeches or judicial pronouncements], his wife sent this message to him: “·Don’t do anything to [or Have nothing to do with] that man, because he is ·innocent [righteous]. Today I had a dream about him, and it ·troubled me very much [caused me great pain/anguish].”
20 But the ·leading [T chief] priests and elders convinced the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and for Jesus to be ·killed [executed].
21 Pilate said, “Which of these two do you want me to set free for you?”
The people answered, “Barabbas.”
22 Pilate asked, “So what should I do with Jesus, the one called the ·Christ [Messiah]?”
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23 Pilate asked, “Why? What ·wrong [crime; evil] has he done?”
But they shouted louder, “Crucify him!”
24 When Pilate saw that he ·could do nothing about this [was getting nowhere; was gaining nothing] and that a riot was starting, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. Then he said, “I am ·not guilty [innocent] of this man’s ·death [L blood]. ·You are the ones who are causing it [It is your responsibility now; or Take care of it yourselves]!”
25 All the people answered, “·We and our children will be responsible for his death [L His blood be on us and on our children].”
26 Then he set Barabbas free. But he had Jesus ·beaten with whips [scourged; flogged] and handed over to the soldiers to be crucified.
27 The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the ·governor’s palace [fortress; headquarters; L Praetorium], and ·they all gathered around him [or the whole regiment/company/cohort was assembled; C a cohort was about five hundred soldiers; here it may mean those of the cohort on duty]. 28 They ·took off his clothes [stripped him] and put a ·red [scarlet] robe on him [C probably a scarlet military coat, whose color resembled purple, the color of royalty]. 29 Using thorny branches, they made a crown, put it on his head, and put a ·stick [reed; staff] in his right hand [C as a scepter]. Then the soldiers ·bowed [kneeled] before Jesus and ·made fun of [mocked] him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on Jesus. Then they took his ·stick [reed; staff] and began to beat him on the head. 31 After they ·finished [had mocked him], the soldiers took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
Jesus Is Crucified(D)
32 ·As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus [L As they went out], they ·met [found; came across] a man from Cyrene [C a city in northern Africa, in present-day Libya], named Simon, and forced him to carry the cross for Jesus. 33 They all came to the place called Golgotha, which means [C in Aramaic] the Place of the Skull. 34 ·The soldiers [L They; C this could be the soldiers or the women of Jerusalem] gave Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink [C the gall was either a sedative or further mockery, making the wine bitter; Ps. 69:21; Prov. 31:6]. He tasted the wine but refused to drink it. 35 When the soldiers had crucified him, they threw lots [C similar to dice] to ·decide who would get [L divide up] his clothes[c] [Ps. 22:18]. 36 The soldiers sat there and ·continued watching [kept guard over] him. 37 They put a sign above Jesus’ head with the charge against him. It said: this is jesus, the king of the jews. 38 Two ·robbers [rebels; revolutionaries; C the term “robber” was used by the Romans of insurrectionists] were crucified beside Jesus, one on the right and the other on the left [Is. 53:12]. 39 People walked by and ·insulted [defamed; slandered; C the same Greek word used to “blaspheme”] Jesus and shook their heads [C a gesture of derision; Ps. 22:7], 40 saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!”
41 The ·leading [T chief] priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish elders were also ·making fun of [mocking] Jesus. 42 They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself! He says he is the king of Israel! If he is the king, let him come down now from the cross. Then we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God, so let God ·save [rescue; deliver] him now, if God really wants him [Ps. 22:8]. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 And in the same way, the robbers [rebels; revolutionaries; v. 38] who were being crucified beside Jesus also ·insulted [ridiculed; taunted] him.
Jesus Dies(E)
45 At ·noon [L the sixth hour] the whole country became dark, and the darkness lasted ·for three hours [L until the ninth hour]. 46 About ·three o’clock [L the ninth hour] Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” This means, “My God, my God, why have you ·abandoned [forsaken] me [Ps. 22:1; C these words are a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic]?”
47 Some of the people standing there who heard this said, “He is calling Elijah.” [C The prophet Elijah, associated with the end times (Mal. 4:5), was also viewed as a helper in time of need.]
48 ·Quickly [At once] one of them ran and got a sponge and filled it with ·vinegar [or sour wine; C an inexpensive drink used by soldiers and slaves] and tied it to a ·stick [reed] and gave it to Jesus to drink [Ps. 69:21]. 49 But the others said, “·Don’t bother him [Wait; Leave him alone]. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”
50 But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and ·died [L released his spirit].
51 ·Then [T And behold] the curtain in the Temple [C dividing the Most Holy Place from the rest of the Temple] was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom [C representing new access to the presence of God, and perhaps God’s judgment against the Temple leadership]. Also, the earth shook and rocks broke apart. 52 The graves opened, and many [L of the bodies] of ·God’s people [the saints] who had ·died [L fallen asleep] were raised from the dead. 53 They came out of the graves after ·Jesus was raised from the dead [L his resurrection] and went into the holy city [C Jerusalem], where they appeared to many people.
54 When the ·army officer [centurion] and ·the soldiers [L those with him] guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were ·very frightened [filled with awe] and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to ·help [provide support for; minister to] him were standing at a distance from the cross, watching. 56 Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John were ·there [among them].
Jesus Is Buried(F)
57 That evening a rich man named Joseph, a ·follower [disciple] of Jesus from the town of Arimathea, ·came to Jerusalem [or came forward; L came]. 58 Joseph went to Pilate and asked to have Jesus’ body. So Pilate gave orders for ·the soldiers to give it [L it to be given] to Joseph. 59 Then Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60 He put Jesus’ body in his own new tomb that he had cut out of a wall of rock, and he rolled a very large stone to block the entrance of the tomb. Then Joseph went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other woman named Mary were sitting ·near [across from; opposite] the tomb.
The Tomb of Jesus Is Guarded
62 The next day, the day after Preparation Day, the ·leading [T chief] priests and the Pharisees ·went to [assembled/gathered before] Pilate. 63 They said, “Sir, we remember that while that ·liar [deceiver; impostor] was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ 64 So give the order for the tomb to be ·guarded closely [secured; sealed] till the third day. Otherwise, his ·followers [disciples] might come and steal the body and tell people that he has risen from the dead. ·That lie [L The last deception] would be even worse than the first one.”
65 Pilate said, “·Take some soldiers [or You have a guard; C the phrase could mean Pilate sends Roman soldiers or that the leaders should use their own temple police] and go ·guard [secure] the tomb the best way you know.” 66 So they all went to the tomb and ·made it safe from thieves [secured it] ·by sealing [or by placing a wax seal on] the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.
Footnotes
- Matthew 27:16 Barabbas Some Greek copies read “Jesus Barabbas.”
- Matthew 27:17 Barabbas Some Greek copies read “Jesus Barabbas.”
- Matthew 27:35 clothes Some Greek copies continue, “So what God said through the prophet came true, ‘They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing.’” See Psalm 22:18.
Mateo 27
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Jesús ante Pilato (Mc 15,1; Lc 23,1-2; Jn 18,28-32)
27 Al amanecer el nuevo día, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo tomaron el acuerdo de matar a Jesús. 2 Lo llevaron atado y se lo entregaron a Pilato, el gobernador.
Muerte de Judas (Hch 1,18-19)
3 Entre tanto, Judas, el que lo había entregado, al ver que habían condenado a Jesús, se llenó de remordimientos y fue a devolver las treinta monedas de plata a los jefes de los sacerdotes y a los ancianos 4 diciendo:
— ¡He pecado entregando a un inocente!
Ellos le contestaron:
— Eso es asunto tuyo y no nuestro.
5 Judas arrojó entonces el dinero en el Templo. Luego fue y se ahorcó. 6 Los jefes de los sacerdotes recogieron aquellas monedas y dijeron:
— Este dinero está manchado de sangre. No podemos ponerlo en el cofre de las ofrendas.
7 Así que acordaron emplearlo para comprar un terreno conocido como el Campo del Alfarero y destinarlo a cementerio de extranjeros. 8 Por esta razón, aquel campo recibió el nombre de Campo de Sangre, que es el que ha conservado hasta el día de hoy. 9 Así se cumplió lo dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías: Tomaron las treinta monedas de plata, que fue el precio de aquel a quien tasaron los israelitas, 10 y compraron con ellas el campo del alfarero, de acuerdo con lo que el Señor me había ordenado.
Pilato interroga a Jesús (Mc 15,1-5; Lc 23,3-5; Jn 18,33)
11 Jesús compareció ante el gobernador, el cual le preguntó:
— ¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos?
Jesús le contestó:
— Tú lo dices.
12 Y ya no habló más, a pesar de que los sacerdotes y los ancianos no dejaban de acusarlo.
13 Pilato le preguntó:
— ¿No oyes lo que estos están testificando contra ti?
14 Pero Jesús no le contestó ni una palabra, de manera que el gobernador se quedó muy extrañado.
Jesús sentenciado a muerte (Mc 15,6-15; Lc 23,13-25; Jn 18,39-40; 19,1.4-16)
15 En la fiesta de la Pascua, el gobernador romano solía conceder la libertad a un preso, el que la gente escogía. 16 Tenía en aquel momento un preso famoso, llamado Jesús Barrabás. 17 Viendo reunido al pueblo, Pilato preguntó:
— ¿A quién quieren ustedes que ponga en libertad: a Jesús Barrabás o a ese Jesús a quien llaman Mesías?
18 Y es que sabía que a Jesús lo habían entregado por envidia. 19 Mientras el gobernador estaba sentado en el tribunal, su esposa le envió este recado: “Ese hombre es inocente. No te hagas responsable de lo que le suceda. Esta noche he tenido pesadillas horribles por causa suya”. 20 Pero los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos convencieron a la gente para que pidiera la libertad de Barrabás y la muerte de Jesús. 21 El gobernador volvió a preguntar:
— ¿A cuál de estos dos quieren que conceda la libertad?
Ellos contestaron:
— ¡A Barrabás!
22 Pilato les dijo:
— ¿Y qué quieren que haga con Jesús, a quien llaman Mesías?
Todos contestaron:
— ¡Crucifícalo!
23 Insistió Pilato:
— ¿Cuál es su delito?
Pero ellos gritaban cada vez con más fuerza:
— ¡Crucifícalo!
24 Pilato, al ver que nada adelantaba sino que el alboroto crecía por momentos, mandó que le trajeran agua y se lavó las manos en presencia de todos, proclamando:
— ¡Yo no me hago responsable de la muerte de este hombre! ¡Allá ustedes!
25 Y todo el pueblo a una respondió:
— ¡De su muerte nos hacemos responsables nosotros y nuestros hijos!
26 Entonces Pilato ordenó que pusieran en libertad a Barrabás, y les entregó a Jesús para que lo azotaran y lo crucificaran.
Los soldados se burlan de Jesús (Mc 15,16-20; Jn 19,2-3)
27 Acto seguido, los soldados del gobernador introdujeron a Jesús en el palacio y, después de reunir toda la tropa a su alrededor, 28 le quitaron sus ropas y le echaron un manto de color rojo sobre los hombros; 29 le pusieron en la cabeza una corona de espinas y una caña en su mano derecha. Después, hincándose de rodillas delante de él, le hacían burla, gritando:
— ¡Viva el rey de los judíos!
30 Y lo escupían y lo golpeaban con la caña en la cabeza. 31 Después de haberse burlado de él, le quitaron la túnica, lo vistieron con sus propias ropas y se lo llevaron para crucificarlo.
Jesús es crucificado (Mc 15,21-32; Lc 23,26-43; Jn 19.17-27)
32 Cuando salían, encontraron a un tal Simón, natural de Cirene, y lo obligaron a cargar con la cruz de Jesús. 33 Llegados al lugar llamado Gólgota (o sea, lugar de la Calavera), 34 ofrecieron a Jesús vino mezclado con hiel; pero él, después de probarlo, no quiso beberlo.
35 Los que lo habían crucificado se repartieron sus ropas echándolas a suertes, 36 y se quedaron allí sentados para vigilarlo. 37 Por encima de la cabeza de Jesús fijaron un letrero con la causa de su condena; decía: “Este es Jesús, el rey de los judíos”. 38 Al mismo tiempo que a Jesús, crucificaron a dos ladrones, uno a su derecha y el otro a su izquierda. 39 Los que pasaban lo insultaban 40 y, meneando la cabeza, decían:
— ¡Tú que derribas el Templo y en tres días vuelves a edificarlo, sálvate a ti mismo! ¡Baja de la cruz si eres el Hijo de Dios!
41 De igual manera, los jefes de los sacerdotes, los maestros de la ley y los ancianos se burlaban de él diciendo:
42 — Ha salvado a otros, pero no puede salvarse a sí mismo. Que baje ahora mismo de la cruz ese rey de Israel y creeremos en él. 43 Puesto que ha confiado en Dios, que Dios lo salve ahora, si es que de verdad lo ama. ¿Acaso no afirmaba que es el Hijo de Dios?
44 Hasta los ladrones que estaban crucificados junto a él lo llenaban de insultos.
Muerte de Jesús (Mc 15,33-41; Lc 23,44-49; Jn 19,28-30)
45 Desde el mediodía, toda la tierra quedó sumida en oscuridad hasta las tres de la tarde. 46 Hacia esa hora Jesús gritó con fuerza:
— Elí, Elí, ¿lemá sabaqtaní?, es decir: “Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?”.
47 Lo oyeron algunos de los que estaban allí y comentaron:
— Está llamando a Elías.
48 Al punto, uno de ellos fue corriendo a buscar una esponja, la empapó en vinagre y sirviéndose de una caña se la acercó a Jesús para que bebiera. 49 Pero los otros le decían:
— Deja, veamos si viene Elías a salvarlo.
50 Jesús, entonces, lanzando otra vez un fuerte gritó, expiró.
51 De pronto, la cortina del Templo se rasgó en dos de arriba abajo; la tierra tembló y las rocas se resquebrajaron; 52 las tumbas se abrieron y resucitaron muchos creyentes ya difuntos. 53 Estos salieron de sus tumbas y, después de la resurrección de Jesús, entraron en la ciudad santa donde se aparecieron a mucha gente.
54 El oficial del ejército romano y los que estaban con él vigilando a Jesús, al ver el terremoto y todo lo que estaba sucediendo, exclamaron sobrecogidos de espanto:
— ¡Verdaderamente, este era Hijo de Dios!
55 Había también allí muchas mujeres contemplándolo todo de lejos. Eran las que habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea para atenderlo. 56 Entre ellas se encontraban María Magdalena, María la madre de Santiago y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo.
Jesús es sepultado (Mc 13,42-47; Lc 23,50-56; Jn 19,38-42)
57 Al atardecer llegó un hombre rico llamado José, natural de Arimatea, que se contaba también entre los seguidores de Jesús. 58 Este hombre se presentó a Pilato y le pidió el cuerpo de Jesús. Pilato ordenó que se lo entregaran, 59 y José, después de envolverlo en una sábana limpia, 60 lo puso en un sepulcro nuevo que había hecho excavar en la roca. Después hizo rodar una gran piedra, cerrando con ella la entrada del sepulcro, y se marchó. 61 Entre tanto, María Magdalena y la otra María estaban allí sentadas frente al sepulcro.
El sepulcro bajo custodia
62 A la mañana siguiente, cuando ya había pasado el día de preparación, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos fueron juntos a ver a Pilato, 63 y le dijeron:
— Señor, nos hemos acordado de que aquel embaucador, cuando aún vivía, afirmó que iba a resucitar al tercer día. 64 Por eso debes ordenar que se asegure el sepulcro hasta que haya pasado el tercer día, no sea que sus seguidores vayan y roben el cuerpo, y luego digan al pueblo que ha resucitado. De donde el último engaño resultaría más grave que el primero.
65 Pilato les contestó:
— Ahí tienen un piquete de soldados; vayan ustedes mismos y aseguren el sepulcro como mejor les parezca.
66 Ellos fueron y aseguraron el sepulcro. Sellaron la piedra que lo cerraba y dejaron allí el piquete de soldados.
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