Matthew 27
1 Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death;
2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate, the governor.
and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the Governor.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned, smitten with remorse he brought back the thirty shekels to the High Priests and Elders
4 saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business."
5 He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said, "It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is the price of blood."
7 They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.
So after consulting together they spent the money in the purchase of the Potter's Field as a burial place for people not belonging to the city;
8 Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.'
9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
Then were fulfilled the words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, "And I took the thirty shekels, the price of the prized one on whom Israelites had set a price,
10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."
and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "You say so."
Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Governor, and the latter put the question, "Are you the King of the Jews?" "I am their King," He answered.
12 When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply.
13 Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"
"Do you not hear," asked Pilate, "what a mass of evidence they are bringing against you?"
14 He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
But He made no reply to a single accusation, so that the Governor was greatly astonished.
15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, whom they desired.
"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;
16 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
and at this time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Messiah?"
So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?"
18 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
For he knew that it was from envious hatred that Jesus had been brought before him.
19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."
While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him."
20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus.
21 But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas."
So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!"
22 Pilate said to them, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified."
"What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!"
23 But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, saying, "Let him be crucified."
"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they kept on furiously shouting, "Let him be crucified!"
24 So Pilate, seeing that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, took water and he washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. You see to it."
So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."
25 All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children."
"His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!"
26 Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he ordered to be scourged, and gave Him up to be crucified.
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.
Then the Governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and called together the whole battalion to make sport of Him.
28 They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak.
29 They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Greetings, King of the Jews."
They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!"
30 They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
Then they spat upon Him, and taking the cane they repeatedly struck Him on the head with it.
31 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
At last, having finished their sport, they took off the cloak, clothed Him again in His own garments, and led Him away for crucifixion.
32 As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,
33 They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."
and so they came to a place called Golgotha, which means 'Skull-ground.'
34 They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it.
35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast a lot.'
After crucifying Him, they divided His garments among them by lot,
36 And they sat and watched him there.
and sat down there on guard.
37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.
39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
And the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him
40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."
41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,
In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him.
42 "He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.
43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"
44 The robbers also who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.
45 Now from noon until three in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land.
Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;
46 Then at about three in the afternoon Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema shabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
but about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
"The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders.
48 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink;
49 The rest said, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."
while the rest said, "Let us see whether Elijah is coming to deliver him."
50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
But Jesus uttered another loud cry and then yielded up His spirit.
51 And look, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Immediately the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom: the earth quaked; the rocks split;
52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.
53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.
54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."
55 Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
And there were a number of women there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to His necessities;
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zabdi.
57 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.
Towards sunset there came a wealthy inhabitant of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself also had become a disciple of Jesus.
58 This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that it be released.
He went to Pilate and begged to have the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
59 Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean sheet of fine linen.
60 and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
He then laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn in the solid rock, and after rolling a great stone against the door of the tomb he went home.
61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were both present there, sitting opposite to the sepulchre.
62 Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
On the next day, the day after the Preparation, the High Priests and the Pharisees came in a body to Pilate.
63 saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'
"Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.
64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."
65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
"You can have a guard," said Pilate: "go and make all safe, as best you can."
66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
So they went and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone besides setting the guard.
