Matthew 27
1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
2 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Then Judas — he who delivered him up — having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,
4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
'I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What — to us? thou shalt see!'
5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'
7 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;
8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
therefore was that field called, 'Field of blood,' unto this day.
9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,
10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'
12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,
13 Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
then saith Pilate to him, 'Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?'
14 But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.
15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,
16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,
17 So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, 'Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'
18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.
19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing — to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;
21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye [that] I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'
22 “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
Pilate saith to them, 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, 'Let be crucified!'
23 “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'
24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye — ye shall see;'
25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
and all the people answering said, 'His blood [is] upon us, and upon our children!'
26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] up that he may be crucified;
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;
28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,
29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put [it] on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'
30 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;
31 After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
and when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify [him].
32 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross;
33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull,
34 they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink.
35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;'
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
and sitting down, they were watching him there,
37 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'
38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
Then crucified with him are two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left,
39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads,
40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building [it], save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'
41 In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;
43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said — Son of God I am;'
44 In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with him, were reproaching him.
45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour,
46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
And certain of those standing there having heard, said — 'Elijah he doth call;'
48 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled [it] with vinegar, and having put [it] on a reed, was giving him to drink,
49 But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'
50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit;
51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,
52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,
53 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
and having come forth out of the tombs after his rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'
55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,
58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.
59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
and laid it in his new tomb, that he hewed in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away;
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
and there were there Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over-against the sepulchre.
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,
63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;
64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'
65 “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure — as ye have known;'
66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.
