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 as soon as it was morning all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, how to get Him executed:
2 They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
so they bound Him and led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the Roman 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 had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, being struck with remorse, brought back 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, for I have betrayed innocent 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 he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went 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.”
But the chief priests took up the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury of the temple, because it is the price of blood:
7 So they agreed to buy the potter's field as a place to bury foreigners.
so they consulted together, and bought with them the potter's field for a burying-ground for strangers:
8 That's why the field is still called today the “Field of Blood.”
and therefore that field is called the field of blood to 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 by the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was estimated, on whom the children of Israel set the price,
10 and used them to pay for the potter's field, just as the Lord instructed me to do.”
and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
11 Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor who asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” “You said it,” Jesus replied.
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus answered him, It is as thou sayest.
12 But when the chief priests and elders brought charges against him, Jesus did not answer.
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
13 “Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?” Pilate asked him.
Then saith Pilate to Him, Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?
14 But Jesus didn't say anything, not a single word. This greatly surprised the governor.
but He answered him not one word: so that the governor was much astonished.
15 Now it was the custom of the governor to release to the crowd during the festival whichever prisoner they wanted.
Now the governor used at the feast to release a prisoner to the people, whomsoever they desired:
16 At that time a notorious prisoner was being held, a man named Barabbas.
and they had then a notorious malefactor 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?”
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you?
18 (He had realized it was because of jealousy that they had handed Jesus over to him to be tried.)
Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ? for he knew that out of envy they had delivered Him up.
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.”
(And while he was sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man: for I have suffered much in a dream to day on his account.)
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 elders persuaded the common people to ask for Barabbas, and so to 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 said to them, Which of the two would you have me release to 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!”
What shall I do then, saith Pilate, with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all cried out, Let Him be crucified.
23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” Pilate asked. But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done? but they cried out the more, 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.
Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man, look ye to it:
25 All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
and all the people answered and 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 he ordered Jesus to be scourged, and delivered Him to be crucified.
27 The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and the whole troop surrounded him.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the hall, and gathered the whole band about Him:
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet cloak on him.
and when they had stript Him, they covered Him with a scarlet robe;
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 platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they bowed the knee before Him in derision, saying, Hail king of the Jews:
30 They spat on him, and took the stick and beat him over the head with it.
and they spit upon Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the 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 after they had thus abused Him, they took off the scarlet robe from Him, and put on Him his own clothes, and led Him away to be crucified.
32 On the way they found a man called Simon, from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
And as they were going along they met with a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and forced him to carry the cross.
33 When they arrived at Golgotha, meaning “Place of the Skull,”
And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say,
34 they gave him wine mixed with gall. But having tasted it, he refused to drink it.
the place of a skull, they gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: but when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
35 After they had crucified him, they rolled dice to divide his clothes between them.
And after they had fixed Him to the cross, they parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
And they sat down and watched Him there: and put up over his head his accusation in writing,
37 They placed a sign over his head with the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 They crucified two criminals with him, one on the right, and one on the left.
And there were two thieves crucified with Him: one on his right hand, and one on the left.
39 Those who passed by shouted insults at him, shaking their heads,
And they that passed 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 again in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down 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 insulting Him, with the scribes and elders,
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!
said, He saved others, himself He cannot save: if He be the king of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe 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 in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will own Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.
44 The criminals who were crucified with him also insulted him in the same way.
And one of the thieves also, that were crucified with Him, cast the same reproach upon Him.
45 From noon until three o'clock darkness covered the whole country.
Now from the sixth hour to the ninth there was darkness over all the land.
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?”
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani," that is to say, 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 them that stood by, hearing Him, said, He calls upon 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 ran, and took a spunge, and having filled it with vinegar put it upon a reed, and offered it Him to drink;
49 But the others said, “Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.”
the rest said, Stay, let us see whether Elias will come and save Him.
50 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and breathed his last.
But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice; and then 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 behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split:
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 graves opened, and many bodies of departed saints arose,
53 After the resurrection of Jesus they went out from the graveyards into the holy city where many people saw them.
and coming out of the graves, after his resurrection, went 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!”
And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.
55 Many women were also watching from a distance, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had supported him.
And several women were there looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministring unto 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 Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When evening came, a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, (who was also a disciple of Jesus),
And in the evening, there came a rich man of Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus, and went to Pilate,
58 went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be handed over to him.
and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be delivered to him;
59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it up in a fresh linen cloth,
and Joseph took the body and 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 own new tomb, which he had had cut out in the rock; and when he had rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, he went away:
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
but there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 The next day, after the Preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to see Pilate.
Now the next day after the preparation, the chief priests and pharisees went together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that this impostor,
63 They said to him, “Sir, we recall that the imposter said while he was still alive, ‘After three days, I'll rise again.’
when He was alive, said, After three days I will rise again:
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.”
order therefore the sepulchre to be secured till the third day, least his disciples should come and steal Him away, and tell the people, He is risen from the dead: and so the last error will 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.”
But Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard of your own, go and make it as secure as ye will.
66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the entrance stone and posting soldiers as guards.
So they went and made the sepulchre safe, sealing the stone, and setting a guard to watch it.
