Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options
Close CSBA

Matthew 27
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jesus Handed Over to Pilate

27 When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.(A) 2 After tying him up, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate,[a] the governor.(B)

Judas Hangs Himself

3 Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.(C) 4 ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,’ he said.

‘What’s that to us? ’ they said. ‘See to it yourself! ’ 5 So he threw the silver into the temple(D) and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

6 The chief priests took the silver and said, ‘It’s not permitted(E) to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.’ 7 They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners. 8 Therefore that field has been called ‘Field of Blood’ to this day. 9 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: They took[b]the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him whose price was set by the Israelites, 10 and they gave[c]them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.[d](F)

Jesus Faces the Governor

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor.(G) ‘Are you the king of the Jews? ’ the governor asked him.

Jesus answered, ‘You say so.’(H) 12 While he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he didn’t answer.(I)

13 Then Pilate said to him, ‘Don’t you hear how much they are testifying against you? ’ 14 But he didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was quite amazed.(J)

Jesus or Barabbas

15 At the festival(K) the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.[e] 17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, ‘Who is it you want me to release for you – Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? ’(L) 18 For he knew it was because of envy that they had handed him over.

19 While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of him.’(M)

20 The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21 The governor asked them, ‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you? ’

‘Barabbas! ’ they answered.

22 Pilate asked them, ‘What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? ’

They all answered, ‘Crucify him! ’(N)

23 Then he said, ‘Why? What has he done wrong? ’

But they kept shouting all the more, ‘Crucify him! ’(O)

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood.[f] See to it yourselves! ’(P)

25 All the people answered, ‘His blood be on us(Q) and on our children! ’ 26 Then he released Barabbas to them and, after having Jesus flogged, handed him over to be crucified.(R)

Mocked by the Military

27 Then(S) the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole company[g] around him.(T) 28 They stripped him and dressed him in a scarlet robe.(U) 29 They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. And they knelt down before him and mocked him: ‘Hail, king of the Jews! ’ 30 Then they spat on him, took the staff, and kept hitting him on the head. 31 After they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.(V)

Crucified Between Two Criminals

32 As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.(W) 33 When they came to a place called Golgotha(X) (which means Place of the Skull), 34 they gave him wine[h] mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. 35 After crucifying him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.[i](Y) 36 Then they sat down and were guarding him there. 37 Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: This Is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

38 Then two criminals[j] were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.(Z) 39 Those who passed by were yelling insults at[k] him, shaking their heads(AA) 40 and saying, ‘You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ’(AB) 41 In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,[l] mocked him and said, 42 ‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel!(AC) Let him[m] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God rescue him now – if he takes pleasure in him![n] For he said, “I am the Son of God.’ ” 44 In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with him taunted him.(AD)

The Death of Jesus

45 From noon until three in the afternoon,[o] darkness came over the whole land.[p](AE) 46 At about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Elí, Elí, lemá[q] sabachtháni? ’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned me ?’(AF)[r]

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, ‘He’s calling for Elijah.’

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.(AG) 49 But the rest said, ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.’

50 But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.(AH) 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary(AI) was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were also opened(AJ) and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

54 When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God! ’(AK)

55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and looked after him were there, watching from a distance.(AL) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(AM)

The Burial of Jesus

57 When it was evening,(AN) a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple(AO) of Jesus. 58 He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body. Then Pilate ordered that it[s] be released. 59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, 60 and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.(AP) 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.

The Closely Guarded Tomb

62 The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate(AQ) 63 and said, ‘Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive he said, “After three days I will rise again.”(AR) 64 So give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples(AS) may come, steal him, and tell the people, “He has been raised from the dead,” and the last deception will be worse than the first.’

65 ‘Take[t] guards,’ Pilate told them. ‘Go and make it as secure as you know how.’ 66 They went and secured the tomb by setting a seal on the stone and placing the guards.(AT)

Footnotes

  1. 27:2 Other mss read Pontius Pilate
  2. 27:9 Or I took
  3. 27:10 Some mss read I gave
  4. 27:9–10 Jr 32:6–9; Zch 11:12–13
  5. 27:16 Other mss read Jesus Barabbas, also in v. 17
  6. 27:24 Other mss read this righteous man’s blood
  7. 27:27 Lit cohort
  8. 27:34 Other mss read sour wine
  9. 27:35 Other mss add that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled: ‘They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.’
  10. 27:38 Or revolutionaries
  11. 27:39 Lit passed by blasphemed, or were blaspheming
  12. 27:41 Other mss add and Pharisees
  13. 27:42 Other mss read If he . . . Israel, let him
  14. 27:43 Or if he wants him
  15. 27:45 Lit From the sixth hour to the ninth hour
  16. 27:45 Or whole earth
  17. 27:46 Some mss read lama; other mss read lima
  18. 27:46 Ps 22:1
  19. 27:58 Other mss read that the body
  20. 27:65 Or ‘You have
Listen to Matthew 27
Close NKJV

Matthew 27
New King James Version

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. 2 And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and (C)delivered Him to [a]Pontius Pilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself(D)

3 (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, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

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

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

6 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.” 7 And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8 Therefore that field has been called (H)the Field of Blood to this day.

9 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
Listen to Matthew 27
Close NIV

Matthew 27
New International Version

Judas Hangs Himself

27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.(A) 2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)

3 When Judas, who had betrayed him,(D) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(E) to the chief priests and the elders. 4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)

5 So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)

6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. 9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(J) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](K)

Jesus Before Pilate(L)

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(M)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(N) 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”(O) 14 But Jesus made no reply,(P) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner(Q) chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(R) 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,(S) his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent(T) man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream(U) because of him.”

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(V)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(W) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(X) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(Y) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(Z) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(AA)

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(AB)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(AC) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(AD)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(AE) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(AF) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(AG) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(AH) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(AI)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(AJ)

32 As they were going out,(AK) they met a man from Cyrene,(AL) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(AM) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(AN) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(AO) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AP) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(AQ) 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,(AR) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(AS) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(AT) save yourself!(AU) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(AV) 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!(AW) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(AX) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(AY) 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(AZ)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(BA) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[d](BB)

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,(BC) 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.(BD)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(BE) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(BF) 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[e] went into the holy city(BG) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(BH) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(BI)

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

The Burial of Jesus(BL)

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(BM) 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.’(BN) 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(BO) 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,”(BP) 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(BQ) on the stone(BR) and posting the guard.(BS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
  2. Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
  3. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  4. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
  5. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
  6. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
Close SG21

Matthieu 27
Segond 21

Jésus devant le gouverneur romain

27 Le matin venu, tous les chefs des prêtres et les anciens du peuple tinrent conseil contre Jésus pour le faire mourir. 2 Après l'avoir attaché, ils l'emmenèrent et le livrèrent à [Ponce] Pilate, le gouverneur.

3 Alors Judas, celui qui l'avait trahi, voyant qu'il était condamné, fut pris de remords et rapporta les 30 pièces d'argent aux chefs des prêtres et aux anciens 4 en disant: «J'ai péché en faisant arrêter un innocent.» Ils répondirent: «En quoi cela nous concerne-t-il? C’est toi que cela regarde.» 5 Judas jeta les pièces d'argent dans le temple, se retira et alla se pendre. 6 Les chefs des prêtres les ramassèrent en disant: «Il n'est pas permis de les mettre dans le trésor sacré puisque c'est le prix du sang.» 7 Après en avoir délibéré, ils achetèrent avec cet argent le champ du potier, pour y ensevelir les étrangers. 8 C'est pourquoi ce champ a été appelé «champ du sang» jusqu'à aujourd’hui. 9 Alors s'accomplit ce que le prophète Jérémie avait annoncé: Ils ont pris les 30 pièces d'argent, la valeur à laquelle il a été estimé par les Israélites, 10 et ils les ont données pour le champ du potier, comme le Seigneur me l'avait ordonné.[a]

11 Jésus comparut devant le gouverneur. Celui-ci l'interrogea: «Es-tu le roi des Juifs?» Jésus lui répondit: «Tu le dis.» 12 Mais il ne répondit rien aux accusations des chefs des prêtres et des anciens. 13 Alors Pilate lui dit: «N'entends-tu pas tous ces témoignages qu'ils portent contre toi?» 14 Mais Jésus ne répondit sur aucun point, ce qui étonna beaucoup le gouverneur.

15 A chaque fête, le gouverneur avait pour habitude de relâcher un prisonnier, celui que la foule voulait. 16 Ils avaient alors un prisonnier célèbre, un dénommé Barabbas. 17 Comme ils étaient rassemblés, Pilate leur dit: «Lequel voulez-vous que je vous relâche: Barabbas ou Jésus qu'on appelle le Christ?» 18 En effet, il savait que c'était par jalousie qu'ils avaient fait arrêter Jésus. 19 Pendant qu'il siégeait au tribunal, sa femme lui fit dire: «N’aie rien à faire avec ce juste, car aujourd'hui j'ai beaucoup souffert dans un rêve à cause de lui.» 20 Les chefs des prêtres et les anciens persuadèrent la foule de demander Barabbas et de faire mourir Jésus. 21 Le gouverneur prit la parole et leur dit: «Lequel des deux voulez-vous que je vous relâche?» Ils répondirent: «Barabbas.» 22 Pilate répliqua: «Que ferai-je donc de Jésus qu'on appelle le Christ?» Tous répondirent: «Qu'il soit crucifié!» 23 «Mais quel mal a-t-il fait?» dit le gouverneur. Ils crièrent encore plus fort: «Qu'il soit crucifié!» 24 Voyant qu'il ne gagnait rien mais que le tumulte augmentait, Pilate prit de l'eau, se lava les mains en présence de la foule et dit: «Je suis innocent du sang de ce juste. C’est vous que cela regarde.» 25 Et tout le peuple répondit: «Que son sang retombe sur nous et sur nos enfants!»

26 Alors Pilate leur relâcha Barabbas; et, après avoir fait fouetter Jésus, il le livra à la crucifixion.

27 Les soldats du gouverneur conduisirent Jésus dans le prétoire et rassemblèrent toute la troupe autour de lui. 28 Ils lui enlevèrent ses vêtements et lui mirent un manteau écarlate. 29 Ils tressèrent une couronne d'épines qu'ils posèrent sur sa tête, et ils lui mirent un roseau dans la main droite; puis, s'agenouillant devant lui, ils se moquaient de lui en disant: «Salut, roi des Juifs!» 30 Ils crachaient sur lui, prenaient le roseau et le frappaient sur la tête. 31 Après s'être ainsi moqués de lui, ils lui enlevèrent le manteau, lui remirent ses vêtements et l'emmenèrent pour le crucifier.

Crucifixion et mort de Jésus

32 Lorsqu'ils sortirent, ils rencontrèrent un homme de Cyrène appelé Simon et le forcèrent à porter la croix de Jésus. 33 Arrivés à un endroit appelé Golgotha – ce qui signifie «lieu du crâne» –, 34 ils lui donnèrent à boire du vinaigre mêlé de fiel; mais quand il l'eut goûté, il ne voulut pas boire.

35 Ils le crucifièrent, puis ils se partagèrent ses vêtements en tirant au sort [afin que s'accomplisse ce que le prophète avait annoncé: Ils se sont partagé mes vêtements et ils ont tiré au sort mon habit[b]].

36 Puis ils s'assirent et le gardèrent. 37 Pour indiquer le motif de sa condamnation, on écrivit au-dessus de sa tête: «Celui-ci est Jésus, le roi des Juifs.» 38 Avec lui furent crucifiés deux brigands, l'un à sa droite et l'autre à sa gauche.

39 Les passants l'insultaient et secouaient la tête 40 en disant: «Toi qui détruis le temple et qui le reconstruis en trois jours, sauve-toi toi-même! Si tu es le Fils de Dieu, descends de la croix!» 41 Les chefs des prêtres, avec les spécialistes de la loi et les anciens, se moquaient aussi de lui et disaient: 42 «Il en a sauvé d'autres et il ne peut pas se sauver lui-même! S'il est roi d'Israël, qu'il descende maintenant de la croix et nous croirons en lui. 43 Il s'est confié en Dieu; que Dieu le délivre maintenant, s'il l'aime![c] En effet, il a dit: ‘Je suis le Fils de Dieu.’» 44 Les brigands crucifiés avec lui l'insultaient eux aussi de la même manière.

45 De midi jusqu'à trois heures de l'après-midi, il y eut des ténèbres sur tout le pays. 46 Vers trois heures de l'après-midi, Jésus s'écria d'une voix forte: «Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?» – c'est-à-dire: Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, pourquoi m'as-tu abandonné?[d] 47 Quelques-uns de ceux qui étaient là, après l'avoir entendu, disaient: «Il appelle Elie.» 48 Aussitôt l'un d'eux courut prendre une éponge qu'il imbiba de vinaigre; il la fixa à un roseau et lui donna à boire. 49 Mais les autres disaient: «Laisse donc, voyons si Elie viendra le sauver.»

50 Jésus poussa de nouveau un grand cri et rendit l'esprit. 51 Et voici que le voile du temple[e] se déchira en deux depuis le haut jusqu'en bas, la terre trembla, les rochers se fendirent, 52 les tombeaux s'ouvrirent et les corps de plusieurs saints[f] qui étaient morts ressuscitèrent. 53 Etant sortis des tombes, ils entrèrent dans la ville sainte après la résurrection de Jésus et apparurent à un grand nombre de personnes.

54 A la vue du tremblement de terre et de ce qui venait d'arriver, l’officier romain et ceux qui étaient avec lui pour garder Jésus furent saisis d'une grande frayeur et dirent: «Cet homme était vraiment le Fils de Dieu.»

55 Il y avait là bien des femmes qui regardaient de loin; elles avaient accompagné Jésus depuis la Galilée pour le servir. 56 Parmi elles figuraient Marie de Magdala, Marie la mère de Jacques et de Joseph, et la mère des fils de Zébédée.

Mise au tombeau du corps de Jésus

57 Le soir venu arriva un homme riche d'Arimathée, du nom de Joseph, qui lui aussi était un disciple de Jésus. 58 Il alla trouver Pilate et demanda le corps de Jésus. Alors Pilate ordonna de le lui remettre. 59 Joseph prit le corps, l'enveloppa dans un drap de lin pur 60 et le déposa dans un tombeau neuf qu'il s'était fait creuser dans la roche. Puis il roula une grande pierre à l'entrée du tombeau et s'en alla. 61 Marie de Magdala et l'autre Marie étaient là, assises vis-à-vis du tombeau.

62 Le lendemain, qui était le jour après la préparation du sabbat, les chefs des prêtres et les pharisiens allèrent ensemble chez Pilate 63 et dirent: «Seigneur, nous nous souvenons que cet imposteur a dit, quand il vivait encore: ‘Après trois jours je ressusciterai.’ 64 Ordonne donc que le tombeau soit gardé jusqu'au troisième jour, afin que ses disciples ne viennent pas voler le corps et dire au peuple: ‘Il est ressuscité.’ Cette dernière imposture serait pire que la première.» 65 Pilate leur dit: «Vous avez une garde. Allez-y, gardez-le comme vous le souhaitez!» 66 Ils s'en allèrent et firent surveiller le tombeau par la garde après avoir scellé la pierre.

Footnotes

  1. Matthieu 27:10 Ils ont pris… ordonné: citation de Zacharie 11.12-13. Le renvoi à Jérémie peut s’expliquer par le fait que c’était un des prophètes les plus connus, qui figurait en tête des écrits prophétiques dans le Talmud babylonien.
  2. Matthieu 27:35 Ils se sont… mon habit: citation du Psaume 22.19.
  3. Matthieu 27:43 Il s’est confié… l’aime: citation du Psaume 22.9.
  4. Matthieu 27:46 Mon Dieu… abandonné: citation du Psaume 22.2.
  5. Matthieu 27:51 Le voile du temple: celui qui séparait le lieu saint du lieu très saint, accessible seulement au grand-prêtre, et ce une fois par an.
  6. Matthieu 27:52 Saints: c’est-à-dire croyants.
Next
Matthew 26
Matthew 28
Next
dropdown
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

Copyright © 2024 by Holman Bible Publishers.

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Learn the Bible in 30 days
New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV

Segond 21 (SG21)

Version Segond 21 Copyright © 2007 Société Biblique de Genève by Société Biblique de Genève