Matthew 27
1 At daybreak all the chief priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Jesus, to bring about his death.
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
2 They put him in chains and led him away, and gave him up to the Roman Governor, Pilate.
and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate, the governor.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
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,
4 ‘I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death,’ he said. ‘What has that to do with us?’ they replied. ‘You must see to that yourself.’
saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
5 Judas flung down the pieces of silver in the Temple, and left; and went away and hanged himself.
He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver, but they said, ‘We must not put them into the Temple treasury, because they are blood-money.’
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."
7 So, after consultation, they used it to buy the “Potter’s Field” as a burial ground for foreigners,
They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.
8 and that is why that field is called the “Field of Blood” to this very day.
Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
9 Then it was that these words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled – “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
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,
10 and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."
11 Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked the Governor. ‘It is true,’ answered Jesus.
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."
12 While charges were being brought against him by the chief priests and elders, Jesus made no reply.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Then Pilate said to him, ‘Don’t you hear how many accusations they are making against you?’
Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"
14 Yet Jesus made no reply – not even a single word; at which the Governor was greatly astonished.
He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
15 Now, at the feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, whom they desired.
16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 So, when the people had collected, Pilate said to them, ‘Which do you wish me to release for you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called “Christ”?’
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?"
18 For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.
For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
19 While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him – ‘Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very much troubled today in a dream because of him.’
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."
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to kill Jesus.
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The Governor, however, said to them, ‘Which of these two do you wish me to release for you?’ ‘Barabbas,’ they answered.
But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas."
22 ‘What then,’ Pilate asked, ‘should I do with Jesus who is called “Christ?”’ ‘Crucify him,’ they all replied.
Pilate said to them, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified."
23 ‘Why, what harm has he done?’ he asked. But they kept shouting furiously, ‘Crucify him!’
But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, saying, "Let him be crucified."
24 When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so, ‘I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves.’
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."
25 And all the people answered, ‘His blood be on our heads and on our children’s!’
All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children."
26 Then Pilate released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he had scourged, and gave him up to be crucified.
Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
27 After that, the Governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Government house, and gathered the whole garrison round him.
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.
28 They stripped him, and put on him a red military cloak,
They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
29 and having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. ‘Long life to you, king of the Jews!’ they said.
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."
30 They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
31 and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the military cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.
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.
32 As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene called Simon, and they compelled him to go with them to carry the cross.
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.
33 On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),
They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."
34 they gave him some wine to drink which had been mixed with gall; but after tasting it, Jesus refused to drink it.
They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among them by casting lots.
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.'
36 Then they sat down, and kept watch over him there.
And they sat and watched him there.
37 Above his head they fixed the accusation against him written out – “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
38 At the same time two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right, the other on the left.
Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
39 The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said,
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
40 ‘You who would “destroy the Temple and build one in three days,” save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!’
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."
41 In the same way the chief priests, with the Teachers of the Law and elders, said in mockery,
Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,
42 ‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the “king of Israel”! Why doesn’t he come down from the cross now, then we will believe in him.
"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.
43 He has trusted in God; if God wants him, let him deliver him now; for he said “I am God’s Son.”’
He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
44 Even the robbers, who were crucified with him, insulted him in the same way.
The robbers also who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
45 After midday a darkness came over all the country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
Now from noon until three in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land.
46 About three Jesus called out loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabacthani’ – that is to say, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
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?"
47 Some of those standing by heard this, and said, ‘The man is calling for Elijah!’
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
48 One of them immediately ran and took a sponge, and, filling it with common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink.
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.
49 But the rest said, ‘Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.’
The rest said, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."
50 But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit.
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
51 Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder,
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.
52 the tombs opened, and the bodies of many of God’s people who had fallen asleep rose,
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53 and they, leaving their tombs, went, after the resurrection of Jesus, into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 The Roman centurion, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed, ‘This must indeed have been God’s Son!’
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."
55 There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him.
Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
56 Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 When evening had fallen, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.
58 He went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be given him.
This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that it be released.
59 So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen sheet,
Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and laid it in his newly made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.
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.
61 Mary of Magdala and the other Mary remained behind, sitting in front of the grave.
Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
62 The next day – that is, the day following the Preparation-day – the chief priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said,
Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
63 ‘Sir, we remember that, during his lifetime, that impostor said “I will rise after three days.”
saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'
64 So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal him, and then say to the people “He has risen from the dead,” when the latest imposture will be worse than the first.’
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."
65 ‘You may have a guard,’ was Pilate’s reply. ‘Go and make the tomb as secure as you can.’
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
66 So they went and made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
