Matthew 27
1 Early in the morning all the chief priests and elders of the people consulted together and decided to have Jesus put to death.
And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.
2 They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
And having bound him they led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 When Judas, the one who'd betrayed Jesus, saw that Jesus had been condemned to death, he regretted what he'd done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.
Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
4 “I've sinned! I've betrayed innocent blood!” he told them. “What's that got to do with us?” they replied. “That's your problem!”
saying, I have sinned [in] having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to that].
5 Judas threw the silver coins into the sanctuary and left. He went away and hanged himself.
And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he left the place, and went away and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the silver coins and said, “This is blood money, so it's not lawful to put this in the Temple treasury.”
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is [the] price of blood.
7 So they agreed to buy the potter's field as a place to bury foreigners.
And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers.
8 That's why the field is still called today the “Field of Blood.”
Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.
9 This fulfilled the prophecy spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: “They took thirty silver coins—the ‘value’ of the one who was bought at the price set by some of the children of Israel—
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was set a price on, whom [they who were] of the sons of Israel had set a price on,
10 and used them to pay for the potter's field, just as the Lord instructed me to do.”
and they gave them for the field of the potter, according as [the] Lord commanded me.
11 Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor who asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” “You said it,” Jesus replied.
But Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.
12 But when the chief priests and elders brought charges against him, Jesus did not answer.
And when he was accused of the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing.
13 “Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?” Pilate asked him.
Then says Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
14 But Jesus didn't say anything, not a single word. This greatly surprised the governor.
And he answered him not so much as one word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly.
15 Now it was the custom of the governor to release to the crowd during the festival whichever prisoner they wanted.
Now at [the] feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.
16 At that time a notorious prisoner was being held, a man named Barabbas.
And they had then a notable prisoner, named Barabbas.
17 So Pilate asked the crowds that had gathered, “Who do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, called the Messiah?”
They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
18 (He had realized it was because of jealousy that they had handed Jesus over to him to be tried.)
For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.
19 While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent a message to him that said, “Don't do anything to this innocent man, for I've suffered terribly today as a result of a dream about him.”
But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous [man]; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and the elders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 When the governor asked them, “So which of the two do you want me to release to you?” they answered, “Barabbas.”
And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
22 “Then what shall I do with Jesus, the Messiah?” he asked them. They all shouted out, “Have him crucified!”
Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.
23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” Pilate asked. But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw it was a lost cause, and that a riot was developing, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I'm innocent of this man's blood. It's on your heads!” he told them.
And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye [to it].
25 All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
And all the people answering said, His blood [be] on us and on our children.
26 Then he released Barabbas to them, but he had Jesus whipped and sent to be crucified.
Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having scourged [him], he delivered up that he might be crucified.
27 The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and the whole troop surrounded him.
Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with [them] to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet cloak on him.
and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;
29 They made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. They kneeled down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “We salute you, King of the Jews!”
and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 They spat on him, and took the stick and beat him over the head with it.
And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.
31 When they'd finished mocking him, they took off 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 the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.
32 On the way they found a man called Simon, from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go [with them] that he might bear his cross.
33 When they arrived at Golgotha, meaning “Place of the Skull,”
And having come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a skull,
34 they gave him wine mixed with gall. But having tasted it, he refused to drink it.
they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.
35 After they had crucified him, they rolled dice to divide his clothes between them.
And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.
36 Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.
37 They placed a sign over his head with the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38 They crucified two criminals with him, one on the right, and one on the left.
Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
39 Those who passed by shouted insults at him, shaking their heads,
But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads
40 saying, “You who promised to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, why don't you save yourself! If you really are the Son of God, then come down from the cross.”
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
41 The chief priests mocked him in the same way, along with the religious teachers and elders.
[And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 “He saved other people, but he can't save himself!” they said. “If he really is the king of Israel, let him come down from the cross, and then we'll believe him!
He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.
43 He trusts God so confidently—well let God rescue him now if he wants him, because he claimed ‘I am the Son of God.’”
He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.
44 The criminals who were crucified with him also insulted him in the same way.
And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.
45 From noon until three o'clock darkness covered the whole country.
Now from [the] sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;
46 At about three o'clock Jesus shouted out loud, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 When some of those standing there heard it, they said, “He's calling for Elijah!”
And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.
48 Immediately one of them ran and grabbed a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink.
And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled [it] with vinegar and fixed [it] on a reed, gave him to drink.
49 But the others said, “Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.”
But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.
50 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and breathed his last.
And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.
51 Right then the veil of the Temple was torn apart from top to bottom. The ground shook, the rocks split apart,
And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,
52 and the graves were opened. Many of those who had lived good lives and had fallen asleep in death were raised to life.
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
53 After the resurrection of Jesus they went out from the graveyards into the holy city where many people saw them.
and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what happened, they were terrified, and said, “This really was the Son of God!”
But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.
55 Many women were also watching from a distance, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had supported him.
And there were there many women beholding from afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to him,
56 These included Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
among whom was Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 When evening came, a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, (who was also a disciple of Jesus),
Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus.
58 went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be handed over to him.
He, going to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it up in a fresh linen cloth,
And Joseph having got the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb, cut out of solid rock. He rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb, and left.
and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
But Mary of Magdala was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the sepulchre.
62 The next day, after the Preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to see Pilate.
Now on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,
63 They said to him, “Sir, we recall that the imposter said while he was still alive, ‘After three days, I'll rise again.’
saying, Sir, we have called to mind that that deceiver said when he was still alive, After three days I arise.
64 Give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. That way his disciples can't come and steal his body and tell people that he was raised from the dead, and the deception in the end will become worse than it was at first.”
Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured until the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 “I'll give you a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Now go, and make it as secure as you possibly can.”
And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, secure it as well as ye know how.
66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the entrance stone and posting soldiers as guards.
And they went and secured the sepulchre, having sealed the stone, with the watch [besides].
