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Matthew 27
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Jesus Brought before Pilate

27 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus in order to bring about his death. 2 They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

The Suicide of Judas

3 When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus[a] was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said, ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent[b] blood.’ But they said, ‘What is that to us? See to it yourself.’ 5 Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, ‘It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money.’ 7 After conferring together, they used them to buy the potter’s field as a place to bury foreigners. 8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah,[c] ‘And they took[d] the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one on whom a price had been set,[e] on whom some of the people of Israel had set a price, 10 and they gave[f] them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.’

Pilate Questions Jesus

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus said, ‘You say so.’ 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, ‘Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?’ 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

Barabbas or Jesus?

15 Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus[g] Barabbas. 17 So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, ‘Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus[h] Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?’[i] 18 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19 While he was sitting on the judgement seat, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.’ 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 21 The governor again said to them, ‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you?’ And they said, ‘Barabbas.’ 22 Pilate said to them, ‘Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’[j] All of them said, ‘Let him be crucified!’ 23 Then he asked, ‘Why, what evil has he done?’ But they shouted all the more, ‘Let him be crucified!’

Pilate Hands Jesus over to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood;[k] see to it yourselves.’ 25 Then the people as a whole answered, ‘His blood be on us and on our children!’ 26 So he released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters,[l] and they gathered the whole cohort around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ 30 They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus

32 As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;[m] 36 then they sat down there and kept watch over him. 37 Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.’

38 Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by derided[n] him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, ‘You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! 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, saying, 42 ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself.[o] He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, “I am God’s Son.”’ 44 The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

45 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land[p] until three in the afternoon. 46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘This man is calling for Elijah.’ 48 At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.’[q] 50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.[r] 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, ‘Truly this man was God’s Son!’[s]

55 Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

The Burial of Jesus

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also 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 So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, ‘Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, “After three days I will rise again.” 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day; otherwise his disciples may go and steal him away, and tell the people, “He has been raised from the dead”, and the last deception would be worse than the first.’ 65 Pilate said to them, ‘You have a guard[t] of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can.’[u] 66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:3 Gk he
  2. Matthew 27:4 Other ancient authorities read righteous
  3. Matthew 27:9 Other ancient authorities read Zechariah or Isaiah
  4. Matthew 27:9 Or I took
  5. Matthew 27:9 Or the price of the precious One
  6. Matthew 27:10 Other ancient authorities read I gave
  7. Matthew 27:16 Other ancient authorities lack Jesus
  8. Matthew 27:17 Other ancient authorities lack Jesus
  9. Matthew 27:17 Or the Christ
  10. Matthew 27:22 Or the Christ
  11. Matthew 27:24 Other ancient authorities read this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood
  12. Matthew 27:27 Gk the praetorium
  13. Matthew 27:35 Other ancient authorities add in order that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, ‘They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.’
  14. Matthew 27:39 Or blasphemed
  15. Matthew 27:42 Or is he unable to save himself?
  16. Matthew 27:45 Or earth
  17. Matthew 27:49 Other ancient authorities add And another took a spear and pierced his side, and out came water and blood
  18. Matthew 27:50 Or gave up his spirit
  19. Matthew 27:54 Or a son of God
  20. Matthew 27:65 Or Take a guard
  21. Matthew 27:65 Gk you know how
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Matei 27
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română

27 Când s-a făcut dimineaţă, toţi conducătorii preoţilor şi bătrânii poporului au ţinut sfat împotriva lui Isus, ca să-L condamne la moarte. 2 L-au legat, L-au dus şi L-au dat pe mâna lui Pilat, guvernatorul[a].

Iuda se spânzură

3 Atunci lui Iuda, trădătorul, când a văzut că Isus a fost condamnat, i-a părut rău şi a dus înapoi cei treizeci de arginţi[b] la conducătorii preoţilor şi la bătrâni, 4 zicând:

– Am păcătuit, căci am trădat sânge nevinovat!

Ei i-au răspuns:

– Ce ne pasă nouă? Treaba ta!

5 El a aruncat arginţii în Templu şi a plecat. Apoi s-a dus şi s-a spânzurat.

6 Conducătorii preoţilor au luat arginţii şi au zis: „Nu este voie să fie puşi în vistierie, pentru că sunt preţ de sânge“. 7 Şi după ce s-au sfătuit, au cumpărat cu ei ogorul olarului ca loc de înmormântare pentru străini. 8 Iată de ce ogorul acela a fost numit „Ogorul Sângelui“ până în ziua de astăzi. 9 Atunci s-a împlinit ceea ce a fost spus prin profetul Ieremia[c], care zice:

„Au[d] luat cei treizeci de arginţi,
    preţul pus pe El[e],
        la care a fost apreciat de către fiii lui Israel,
10 şi i-au[f] dat pe ogorul olarului,
    după cum mi-a poruncit Domnul“[g].

Isus înaintea lui Pilat

11 Isus a fost adus deci înaintea guvernatorului. Guvernatorul L-a întrebat:

– Eşti Tu Împăratul iudeilor?

Isus i-a răspuns:

– Este aşa cum spui.

12 Dar când a fost acuzat de conducătorii preoţilor şi de bătrâni, n-a răspuns nimic. 13 Atunci Pilat I-a zis:

– Nu auzi de câte lucruri Te învinuiesc ei?

14 Dar Isus nu i-a răspuns nici măcar cu un cuvânt, spre marea mirare a guvernatorului.

15 Guvernatorul obişnuia ca la fiecare sărbătoare să elibereze pentru mulţime un prizonier pe care-l voiau ei. 16 La acea vreme aveau un prizonier vestit, numit (Isus[h]) Baraba. 17 Aşadar, după ce mulţimea a fost adunată, Pilat i-a întrebat:

– Pe cine vreţi să vi-l eliberez, pe (Isus) Baraba sau pe Isus, Cel numit Cristos?

18 Căci el ştia că din invidie Îl dăduseră pe mâna lui.

19 În timp ce stătea pe scaunul de judecată, soţia lui a trimis să-i spună: „Să n-ai nimic de-a face cu Acel Om drept, pentru că azi am suferit mult în vis din cauza Lui!“

20 Dar conducătorii preoţilor şi bătrânii au convins mulţimile să-l ceară pe Baraba, iar Isus să fie omorât.

21 Guvernatorul i-a întrebat iarăşi:

– Pe care dintre aceştia doi vreţi să vi-l eliberez?

– Pe Baraba! au răspuns ei.

22 Pilat a zis:

– Şi atunci ce să fac cu Isus, numit Cristos?

Ei au răspuns cu toţii:

– Să fie răstignit!

23 El i-a întrebat:

– Dar ce rău a făcut?

Însă ei strigau şi mai tare:

– Să fie răstignit!

24 Când a văzut Pilat că nu ajunge nicăieri, ci că mai degrabă se face zarvă, a luat apă şi s-a spălat pe mâini înaintea mulţimii, spunând:

– Eu sunt nevinovat de sângele Acestui Om! Treaba voastră!

25 Tot poporul i-a răspuns:

– Sângele Lui să fie peste noi şi peste copiii noştri!

26 Atunci li l-a eliberat pe Baraba, iar pe Isus, după ce a pus să-L biciuiască[i], L-a dat să fie răstignit.

Isus, batjocorit de soldaţi

27 Atunci soldaţii guvernatorului L-au adus pe Isus în pretoriu[j] şi au adunat în jurul Lui toată cohorta[k]. 28 L-au dezbrăcat şi au pus pe El o mantie stacojie[l], 29 au împletit o coroană de spini, I-au aşezat-o pe cap, I-au pus o trestie în mâna dreaptă şi apoi au îngenuncheat înaintea Lui şi şi-au bătut joc de El, zicând: „Să trăiți, Împărate al iudeilor!“[m] 30 Ei Îl scuipau, Îi luau trestia şi-L loveau peste cap. 31 După ce şi-au bătut joc de El astfel, L-au dezbrăcat de mantie, L-au îmbrăcat cu hainele Lui şi L-au dus să-L răstignească.

Răstignirea

32 Când au ieşit, au găsit un om din Cirena, pe nume Simon, şi l-au obligat pe acesta să ducă crucea lui Isus. 33 Când au ajuns la locul numit Golgota, căruia i se mai zice şi „Locul Craniului“[n], 34 I-au dat să bea vin amestecat cu fiere[o], dar când l-a gustat, n-a vrut să-l bea.[p] 35 După ce L-au răstignit, şi-au împărţit hainele Lui între ei, trăgând la sorţi.[q] 36 Apoi s-au aşezat jos şi Îl păzeau acolo. 37 Îi puseseră deasupra capului următoarea acuzaţie: „Acesta este Isus, Împăratul iudeilor“. 38 Tot atunci au fost răstigniţi cu El şi doi tâlhari, unul la dreapta şi unul la stânga Lui.

39 Cei ce treceau pe acolo Îl insultau, dădeau din cap 40 şi ziceau: „Tu, Cel Care dărâmi Templul şi-l reconstruieşti în trei zile, salvează-Te pe Tine Însuţi, dacă eşti Fiul lui Dumnezeu, (şi)[r] dă-Te jos de pe cruce!“

41 Tot aşa Îl batjocoreau şi conducătorii preoţilor, împreună cu cărturarii şi bătrânii, zicând: 42 „Pe alţii i-a salvat, dar pe Sine Însuşi nu Se poate salva! Doar este Împăratul lui Israel! Să Se coboare acum de pe cruce şi vom crede în El! 43 S-a încrezut în Dumnezeu, să-L scape acum Dumnezeu dacă vrea! Căci a zis: «Eu sunt Fiul lui Dumnezeu!»“ 44 La fel Îl batjocoreau şi tâlharii care erau răstigniţi împreună cu El.

Moartea lui Isus

45 De la ceasul al şaselea şi până la ceasul al nouălea[s] s-a făcut întuneric peste toată ţara. 46 Şi pe la ceasul al nouălea, Isus a strigat cu glas tare: „Eli, Eli[t], lema[u] sabactani?“[v], care înseamnă „Dumnezeul Meu, Dumnezeul Meu, de ce M-ai părăsit?“[w]

47 Unii dintre cei ce stăteau acolo L-au auzit şi au zis: „Acest Om îl strigă pe Ilie!“

48 Imediat unul dintre ei a alergat şi a luat un burete, l-a umplut cu vin acru[x], l-a pus într-o trestie şi I l-a dat să-l bea. 49 Dar ceilalţi ziceau: „Lasă să vedem dacă vine Ilie să-L salveze!“

50 Isus a strigat din nou cu glas tare şi apoi Şi-a dat duhul.

51 Şi iată că draperia[y] Templului a fost despicată în două, de sus până jos; pământul s-a cutremurat, stâncile s-au despicat, 52 mormintele s-au deschis şi multe trupuri ale sfinţilor care muriseră au fost înviate. 53 Ei au ieşit din morminte, după învierea Lui, au intrat în Cetatea Sfântă şi li s-au arătat multora.

54 Centurionul[z] şi cei ce-L păzeau pe Isus împreună cu el au văzut cutremurul şi cele întâmplate şi s-au înspăimântat foarte tare. Ei au zis: „Într-adevăr, Acesta era Fiul lui[aa] Dumnezeu!“

55 Acolo mai erau şi multe femei care priveau de departe, cele care Îl urmaseră pe Isus din Galileea şi Îi slujiseră. 56 Printre ele erau Maria Magdalena, Maria – mama lui Iacov şi a lui Iosif – şi mama fiilor lui Zebedei.

Înmormântarea lui Isus

57 Când s-a făcut seară, a venit un om bogat din Arimateea, pe nume Iosif, care fusese şi el ucenic al lui Isus. 58 Acesta s-a dus la Pilat şi i-a cerut trupul lui Isus. Atunci Pilat a poruncit să-i fie dat. 59 Iosif a luat trupul, L-a înfăşurat într-o pânză de in curată 60 şi L-a pus într-un mormânt nou de-al lui, mormânt pe care-l săpase în stâncă. Apoi a rostogolit o piatră mare la intrarea mormântului şi a plecat. 61 Maria Magdalena şi cealaltă Marie erau şi ele acolo, aşezate înaintea mormântului.

Mormântul este păzit

62 A doua zi[ab], cea de după Ziua Pregătirii, conducătorii preoţilor şi fariseii s-au adunat împreună la Pilat 63 şi i-au zis:

– Stăpâne, ne-am adus aminte că înşelătorul acela, în timp ce trăia, a zis: „După trei zile voi învia!“ 64 Aşadar, porunceşte ca mormântul să fie păzit până a treia zi, ca nu cumva ucenicii Lui să vină şi să-L fure[ac], iar apoi să spună poporului: „A fost înviat din morţi!“ Atunci această înşelăciune din urmă ar fi mai rea decât prima!

65 Pilat le-a răspuns:

– Aveţi o gardă[ad]; duceţi-vă şi păziţi-L cum ştiţi!

66 Ei s-au dus şi au luat măsuri pentru paza mormântului, sigilând piatra şi lăsând garda acolo.

Footnotes

  1. Matei 27:2 Procurator (guvernator al unei provincii imperiale; o provincie imperială era una considerată nepacificată şi care necesita prezenţa trupelor; procuratorul era numit direct de către împărat; vezi nota de la F.A. 13:7 pentru o distincţie între provinciile romane) al Iudeii (26-36 d.Cr.); peste tot în capitol
  2. Matei 27:3 Vezi nota de la 26:15; şi în vs. 5, 6
  3. Matei 27:9 Citatul care urmează este o combinaţie între cuvintele profetului Zaharia şi cele ale profetului Ieremia, evanghelistul numindu-l doar pe Ieremia (vezi şi Mc. 1:2-3 şi nota)
  4. Matei 27:9 Sau: Am
  5. Matei 27:9 Sau: preţul Celui Preţuit
  6. Matei 27:10 Câteva mss conţin: i-am
  7. Matei 27:10 Vezi Zah. 11:12-13; Ier. 19:1-13; 32:6-9
  8. Matei 27:16 Cele mai importante mss nu conţin acest nume, însă el era foarte obişnuit în acea vreme; a fost omis în aceste mss probabil din respect pentru Isus Cristos; prin urmare, este posibil ca numele să fi apărut în original; şi în v. 17
  9. Matei 27:26 O pedeapsă cruntă: romanii foloseau un bici din mai multe fâşii de piele, la capătul cărora se aflau bucăţi de os sau de plumb. În timp ce evreii nu permiteau mai mult de 39 de lovituri, la romani nu exista limită, adesea victimele decedând
  10. Matei 27:27 Pretoriul era un cartier general, în cazul de faţă cartierul general al lui Pilat din Ierusalim, probabil palatul construit de Irod cel Mare sau fortăreaţa Antonia
  11. Matei 27:27 Diviziune a legiunii romane care, în timpul Imperiului, număra un efectiv de 600 de soldaţi
  12. Matei 27:28 Sau: roşie
  13. Matei 27:29 Corespondentul lui Ave Cezar!, însă rostit în batjocură
  14. Matei 27:33 Lat.: Calvariae, de unde avem cuvântul românesc calvar
  15. Matei 27:34 Mc. 15:23 conţine vin amestecat cu smirnă; probabil Matei face o aluzie la Ps. 69:21
  16. Matei 27:34 Femeile obişnuiau să le dea condamnaţilor la moarte un fel de narcotic care să le uşureze suferinţa, însă, refuzându-l, Isus a dorit să fie pe deplin conştient în faţa morţii
  17. Matei 27:35 Unele mss adaugă, probabil pe baza lui In. 19:24 : ca să se împlinească cuvântul rostit prin profet: „Şi-au împărţit hainele Mele între ei / şi pentru cămaşa Mea au tras la sorţi“ (vezi Ps. 22:18)
  18. Matei 27:40 Multe mss nu conţin conjuncţia, având: Însuţi! Dacă eşti Fiul lui Dumnezeu, dă-Te jos de pe cruce!
  19. Matei 27:45 Între ora 12:00 și ora 15:00.
  20. Matei 27:46 Unele mss conţin termenii aramaici Eloi, Eloi, probabil pe baza lui Mc. 15:34
  21. Matei 27:46 Unele mss conţin ebraicul lama
  22. Matei 27:46 Cuvintele rostite de Isus au dus la numeroase discuţii, deoarece primele două sunt în ebraică, iar ultimele două în aramaică. Se pare însă că în limba aramaică, în unele cazuri s-au păstrat numele ebraice ale lui Dumnezeu; de ex., Targumul aramaic (o parafrazare a textului ebraic în aramaică) al Ps. 22 păstrează termenul ebraic Eli
  23. Matei 27:46 Vezi Ps. 22:1
  24. Matei 27:48 Un vin de calitate inferioară, numit posca, diluat foarte tare cu apă, băutură pe care o consumau de obicei sclavii şi soldaţii
  25. Matei 27:51 Gr.: katapetasma, cea care despărţea Locul Sfânt de Locul Preasfânt; pentru semnificaţia acestui eveniment, vezi Evrei 9:1-14; 10:14-22
  26. Matei 27:54 Vezi nota de la titlul cap. 8
  27. Matei 27:54 Sau: un fiu de, cf. mitologiei greco-romane
  28. Matei 27:62 Sâmbătă (Sabatul), Ziua Pregătirii fiind ziua de vineri
  29. Matei 27:64 Unele mss adaugă: noaptea, probabil pe baza lui 28:13
  30. Matei 27:65 Sau: Luaţi o gardă
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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
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