Matthew 27
1 Now when morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people have consulted against Jesus, how they might procure his death,
2 They bound him, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.
conducted him bound to Pontius Pilate, the procurator, to whom they delivered him up.
3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Then Judas, who had betrayed him, finding that he was condemned, repented; and returning the thirty shekels to the chief priests and the elders,
4 and said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself.”
said, I have sinner, in that I have betrayed the innocent. They answered, What is that to us? See you to that.
5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went out and hanged himself.
After which, having thrown down the money in the temple, he went away, and strangled himself.
6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.”
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.
7 They discussed the matter together and with the money bought the potter's field in which to bury strangers.
But, after deliberating, they bought with it the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers,
8 For this reason that field has been called, “The Field of Blood” to this day.
for which reason that field is, to this day, called, The Field of Blood.
9 Then that which had been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
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,
10 and they gave it for the potter's field, as the Lord had directed me.”
who gave them for the potter's field.
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You say so.”
Now Jesus appeared before the procurator, who questioned him, saying, You are the King of the Jews? He answered, You say right.
12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
But when he was arraigned by the chief priests and the elders, he made no reply.
13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear all the charges against you?”
Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear of how many crimes they accuse you?
14 But he did not answer even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
But he answered not one word, which surprised the procurator exceedingly.
15 Now at the feast it was the custom of the governor to release one prisoner chosen by the crowd.
Now the procurator was accustomed to release, at the festival, any one of the prisoners whom the multitude demanded.
16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
And they had then a famous prisoners named Barabbas.
17 So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
Therefore. when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom shall I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Messiah?
18 He knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because of envy.
(For he perceived that through envy they had delivered him up;
19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him and said, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man. For I have suffered much today because of a dream I had about him.”
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.)
20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and have Jesus killed.
But the chief priests and elders instigated the populace to demand Barabbas, and cause Jesus to be executed.
21 The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas.”
Therefore, when the procurator asked, which of the two he should release, they all answered, Barabbas.
22 Pilate said to them, “What should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all answered, “Crucify him.”
Pilate replied, What then shall I do with Jesus, whom they call Messiah? They all answered, Let him be crucified.
23 Then he said, “Why, what crime has he done?” But they cried out even louder, “Crucify him.”
The procurator said, Why? What evil has he done? But they cried the louder, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 So when Pilate saw that he could not do anything, but instead a riot was starting, he took water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of the blood of this innocent man. See to it yourselves.”
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.
25 All the people said, “May his blood be on us and our children.”
And all the people answering, said, His blood be upon us, and upon your children.
26 Then he released Barabbas to them, but he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.
Then he released Barabbas to them, and having caused Jesus to be scourged, delivered him up to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the government headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers.
After this, the procurator's soldiers took Jesus into the pretorium, where they gathered around him all the band.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
And having stripped him, they robed him in a scarlet cloak,
29 They made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. They knelt down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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!
30 They spat on him, and they took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
And spitting upon him, they took the rod and struck him with it on the head.
31 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off him and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.
When they had mocked him, they disrobed him again, and having put his own raiment on him, led him away to crucify him.
32 As they came out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to go with them so that he might carry his cross.
As they went out of the city, they met one Simon, a Cyrenian, whom they constrained to carry the cross;
33 They came to a place called Golgotha, which means “The Place of a Skull.”
and being arrived at a place called Golgotha, which signifies a Place of Skulls,
34 They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he would not drink.
they gave him to drink, vinegar mixed with wormwood, which, having tasted, he would not drink.
35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his garments by casting lots,
After they had nailed him to the cross, they parted his garments by lot.
36 and they sat and kept guard over him.
And having sat down there, they guarded him.
37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
And over his head they placed this inscription, denoting the cause of his death: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right of him and one on the left.
Two robbers also were crucified with him, one at his right hand, and the other at his left.
39 Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads
Meanwhile the passengers reviled him, shaking their heads,
40 and saying, “You who were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
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.
41 In the same way the chief priests were mocking him, along with the scribes and elders, and said,
The chief priests also, with the scribes and elders, deriding him, said,
42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel. Let him come down off the cross, and then we will believe in him.
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.
43 He trusts in God, let God rescue him now, if God consents to release him. For he even said, 'I am the Son of God.'”
He trusted in God. Let God deliver him now, if he regard him; for he called himself God's Son.
44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also spoke insults to him.
The robbers too, his fellow-sufferers, upbraided him in the same manner.
45 Now from the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was in darkness.
46 About the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
About the ninth hour, Jesus cried aloud, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 When some of those who were standing there heard it, they said, “He is calling for Elijah.”
Some of the bystanders hearing this, said, He calls Elijah.
48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink.
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.
49 The rest of them said, “Leave him alone. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
The rest said, Forbear, we shall see whether Elijah will come to save him.
50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
Jesus having again cried with a loud voice, resigned his spirit.
51 Behold, the curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks split apart.
And, behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom, the earth trembled, and the rocks split.
52 The tombs were opened, and the bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Graves also burst open; and after his resurrection, the bodies of several saints who slept were raised,
53 They came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
came out of the graves, went into the holy city, and were seen by many.
54 Now when the centurion and those who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very afraid and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
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.
55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him were there looking on from a distance.
Several women also were there, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, assisting him with their service.
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Among them were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
In the evening a rich Arimathean named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of Jesus,
58 He approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Pilate having given orders to deliver it to Joseph,
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
he took the body, wrapped it in clean linen,
60 and laid it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and went away.
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.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
Now Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary were there, sitting over against the sepulcher.
62 The next day, which was the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate.
On the morrow, being the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees repaired in a body to Pilate,
63 They said, “Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was alive, he said, 'After three days will I rise again.'
and said, My lord, we remember that this impostor, when alive, said, Within three days I shall be raised.
64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, otherwise his disciples may come and steal him and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
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.
65 Pilate said to them, “Take a guard. Go and make it as secure as you can.”
Pilate answered, You have a guard; make the sepulcher as secure as you can.
66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and placing the guard.
Accordingly they went and secured it, sealing the stone, and posting guards.
