Matthew 27
1 When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people have consulted against Jesus, how they might procure his death,
When early morning came, all the chief priests and elders plotted against Jesus to kill Him.
2 conducted him bound to Pontius Pilate, the procurator, to whom they delivered him up.
And having bound Him they went and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, finding that he was condemned, repented; and returning the thirty shekels to the chief priests and the elders,
(Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, felt regret and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders
4 said, I have sinner, in that I have betrayed the innocent. They answered, What is that to us? See you to that.
saying, “I sinned, by betraying innocent blood.” But they said: “What do we care? It's your problem!”
5 After which, having thrown down the money in the temple, he went away, and strangled himself.
So throwing the silver down in the sanctuary he left, and went and hanged himself!
6 The chief priests taking the money, said, It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Then the chief priests took the coins and said, “It isn't lawful to put them into the treasury, being blood money.”
7 But, after deliberating, they bought with it the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers,
So after consultation they bought the potter's field with them, as a burial ground for strangers.
8 for which reason that field is, to this day, called, The Field of Blood.
Therefore that field has been called ‘field of blood’ to this day.
9 Then was the word of Jeremiah the Prophet verified, "The thirty shekels, the price at which he was valued, I took, as the Lord appointed me, from the sons of Israel,
Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, namely: “And they took the thirty silver coins, the value of the one who was priced, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
10 who gave them for the potter's field.
and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me.”)
11 Now Jesus appeared before the procurator, who questioned him, saying, You are the King of the Jews? He answered, You say right.
So Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “As you say.”
12 But when he was arraigned by the chief priests and the elders, he made no reply.
But although the chief priests and elders kept accusing Him, He answered nothing.
13 Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear of how many crimes they accuse you?
Then Pilate says to Him, “Don't you hear all that they are saying against you?”
14 But he answered not one word, which surprised the procurator exceedingly.
But He did not answer him, not even one word, so that the governor was really amazed.
15 Now the procurator was accustomed to release, at the festival, any one of the prisoners whom the multitude demanded.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
16 And they had then a famous prisoners named Barabbas.
Just then they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 Therefore. when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom shall I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Messiah?
So while they were assembled Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Messiah?”
18 (For he perceived that through envy they had delivered him up;
For he knew that they had handed Him over through envy.
19 besides, while he was sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent him this message, Have nothing to do with this innocent person; for today, I have suffered much in a dream, on his account.)
Now as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because I suffered a great deal in a dream today because of Him.”
20 But the chief priests and elders instigated the populace to demand Barabbas, and cause Jesus to be executed.
But the chief priests and elders had persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas, but destroy Jesus.
21 Therefore, when the procurator asked, which of the two he should release, they all answered, Barabbas.
So the governor spoke up and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilate replied, What then shall I do with Jesus, whom they call Messiah? They all answered, Let him be crucified.
Pilate says to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” They all say to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23 The procurator said, Why? What evil has he done? But they cried the louder, saying, Let him be crucified.
So the governor said, “But, what evil did He do?” But they kept yelling all the more saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 Pilate perceiving that he was so far from prevailing, that they grew more tumultuous, took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this innocent person. See you to it.
When Pilate saw that nothing was being gained but rather a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. It's your problem!”
25 And all the people answering, said, His blood be upon us, and upon your children.
So in answer all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children!”
26 Then he released Barabbas to them, and having caused Jesus to be scourged, delivered him up to be crucified.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus, after flogging Him, he delivered to be crucified.
27 After this, the procurator's soldiers took Jesus into the pretorium, where they gathered around him all the band.
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
28 And having stripped him, they robed him in a scarlet cloak,
They stripped Him and put a scarlet cloak on Him.
29 and crowned him with a wreath of thorns, and put a rod in his right hand, and kneeling before him in mockery. cried, Hail, King of the Jews!
They plaited a crown out of thorns and put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and kneeling before Him they would mock Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 And spitting upon him, they took the rod and struck him with it on the head.
Spitting on Him they took the reed and hit Him repeatedly on the head.
31 When they had mocked him, they disrobed him again, and having put his own raiment on him, led him away to crucify him.
After they had mocked Him they took the cloak off Him and put His own clothes back on; and they led Him away to be crucified.
32 As they went out of the city, they met one Simon, a Cyrenian, whom they constrained to carry the cross;
Now as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon; they compelled him to carry His cross.
33 and being arrived at a place called Golgotha, which signifies a Place of Skulls,
Upon arriving at a place called Golgotha, which means ‘place of a skull’,
34 they gave him to drink, vinegar mixed with wormwood, which, having tasted, he would not drink.
they gave Him sour wine mixed with gall to drink; but having tasted it He would not drink.
35 After they had nailed him to the cross, they parted his garments by lot.
Having crucified Him they divided up His clothes by casting lots.
36 And having sat down there, they guarded him.
And sitting down there they guarded Him.
37 And over his head they placed this inscription, denoting the cause of his death: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And they put the charge against Him over His head in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Two robbers also were crucified with him, one at his right hand, and the other at his left.
Then they crucified two bandits with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
39 Meanwhile the passengers reviled him, shaking their heads,
And the passers-by kept blaspheming Him, wagging their heads
40 and saying, You who could demolish the temple, and rebuild it in three days; if you be God's Son, come down from the cross.
and saying: “You who destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!” “If you are ‘Son of God’, come down from the cross!”
41 The chief priests also, with the scribes and elders, deriding him, said,
Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, said:
42 He saved others: can he not save himself? If he be King of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe him.
“He saved others; himself he cannot save!” “If he is ‘King of Israel’ let him come down from the cross now and we will believe him!”
43 He trusted in God. Let God deliver him now, if he regard him; for he called himself God's Son.
“He trusted in God; let Him rescue him now, if He wants him; for he said, ‘I am God's Son.’”
44 The robbers too, his fellow-sufferers, upbraided him in the same manner.
Even the bandits who were crucified with Him were reviling Him in the same way.
45 Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was in darkness.
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour a darkness came over all the land.
46 About the ninth hour, Jesus cried aloud, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachtani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have You abandoned me?”
47 Some of the bystanders hearing this, said, He calls Elijah.
So upon hearing it some of the bystanders said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48 Instantly one of them ran, brought a sponge, and soaked it in vinegar, and having fastened it to a stick, presented it to him to drink.
Right then one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed and started to give Him a drink;
49 The rest said, Forbear, we shall see whether Elijah will come to save him.
but the rest said: “Don't! Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
50 Jesus having again cried with a loud voice, resigned his spirit.
Then Jesus called out again with a great shout and dismissed His spirit.
51 And, behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom, the earth trembled, and the rocks split.
And then, the veil of the temple was ripped in two from top to bottom! And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split,
52 Graves also burst open; and after his resurrection, the bodies of several saints who slept were raised,
and the graves were opened. (And many bodies, of the saints who had fallen asleep, were raised;
53 came out of the graves, went into the holy city, and were seen by many.
and coming forth out of the graves after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and were made visible to many.)
54 Now the centurion, and they who, with him, guarded Jesus, observing the earthquake, and what passed, were exceedingly terrified, and said, This was certainly the son of a god.
Now when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened they were scared stiff and said, “This Man really was the Son of God!”
55 Several women also were there, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, assisting him with their service.
Many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were also there looking on from a distance;
56 Among them were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 In the evening a rich Arimathean named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of Jesus,
Now at evening there appeared a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
58 went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Pilate having given orders to deliver it to Joseph,
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that the body be given.
59 he took the body, wrapped it in clean linen,
So taking the body Joseph wrapped it in clean linen cloth
60 and deposited it in his own tomb, which he had newly caused to be hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the entrance, he went away.
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and left.
61 Now Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary were there, sitting over against the sepulcher.
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.
62 On the morrow, being the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees repaired in a body to Pilate,
The next day, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate
63 and said, My lord, we remember that this impostor, when alive, said, Within three days I shall be raised.
saying: “Sir, we remember that that deceiver, while still alive, said, ‘After three days I am going to rise.’
64 Command, therefore, that the sepulcher be guarded till the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him, and say to the people, He is raised from the dead; for this last imposture would prove worse than the first.
Therefore command that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him and say to the people, ‘He was raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 Pilate answered, You have a guard; make the sepulcher as secure as you can.
So Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go make it as secure as you can!”
66 Accordingly they went and secured it, sealing the stone, and posting guards.
So they went and secured the grave with the guard, having sealed the stone.
