Matthew 27
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Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1–2; Jn 18:28–32
1#Mk 15:1; Lk 22:66When the morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death. 2#Mt 20:19; Ac 3:13When they had bound Him, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.
The Death of Judas
Ac 1:18–19
3When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4saying, “I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood.”
They said, “What is that to us? You must see to that.”
5#2Sa 17:23; Job 2:9So he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed. And he went and hanged himself.
6The chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because this is the price of blood.” 7So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field to bury strangers in. 8#Ac 1:19; Mt 28:15Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9#Zec 11:12–13Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of that the sons of Israel set on Him, 10and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.”
Jesus Questioned by Pilate
Mk 15:2–5; Lk 23:3–5; Jn 18:33–38
11#Mt 2:2; 26:25Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
Jesus said to him, “You have said so.”
12#Mt 26:63When He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. 13#Mt 26:62Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” 14But He never answered him a word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mk 15:6–15; Lk 23:13–25; Jn 18:39–19:16
15Now at the feast, the governor was accustomed to releasing to the people a prisoner whom they chose. 16They had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18#Pr 27:4For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.
19#Mt 27:24; Lk 23:47When he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man, for I have suffered much today in a dream on account of Him.”
20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and kill Jesus.
21The governor answered, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”
They said, “Barabbas.”
22Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”
They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23The governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?”
But they cried out all the more, “Let Him be crucified!”
24#Mt 27:4; Ps 26:6When Pilate saw that he could not prevail, but rather that unrest was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous Man. See to it yourselves.”
25#Jos 2:19; Ac 5:28Then all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
26#Jn 19:1; Isa 53:5Then he released Barabbas to them. But when he had scourged Jesus, he handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mk 15:16–20; Jn 19:2–3
27#Jn 18:28; 18:33Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole detachment of soldiers before Him. 28#Mk 15:17; Lk 23:11They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him, 29#Isa 53:3; Mt 20:19and when they wove a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a staff in His right hand. They knelt before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30#Mt 26:67; Mk 15:19They spit on Him, and took the staff and hit Him on the head. 31#Isa 53:7After they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion
Mk 15:21–32; Lk 23:26–43; Jn 19:17–27
32#Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. This man they compelled to bear His cross. 33When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull, 34#Ps 69:21; Mt 27:48they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He would not drink it. 35#Ps 22:18When they crucified Him, they divided His garments by casting lots to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, “They divided My garments among themselves and for My clothing they cast lots.”#Ps 22:18. 36#Mt 27:54And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37#Mk 15:26; Lk 23:38They put His accusation over His head, which read:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38#Isa 53:12Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. 39#Ps 109:25; La 1:12Those who passed by insulted Him, wagging their heads, 40#Mt 26:61; 4:3saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42#Jn 1:49; Mt 27:37“He saved others. He cannot save Himself. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. 43#Ps 22:8He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44Even the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
Mk 15:33–41; Lk 23:44–49; Jn 19:28–30
45#Am 8:9; Mk 15:33–34Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46#Ps 22:1; Lk 23:46; Heb 5:7About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”#Ps 22:1.
47Some of those who stood there heard it and said, “This Man is calling for Elijah.”
48#Ps 69:21; Mt 27:34Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with wine, and put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink. 49The rest said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”
50#Jn 19:30; Mk 15:37And Jesus, when He had cried out again with a loud voice, released His spirit.
51#Mk 15:38; Ex 26:31–37At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the ground shook, and the rocks split apart. 52#1Co 15:20; 1Th 4:14The graves also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had died were raised, 53#Mt 4:5and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the Holy City and appeared to many.
54#Mt 27:36; 27:43When the centurion and those with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they feared greatly and said, “Truly He was the Son of God!”
55#Lk 8:2–3Many women who were there watching from afar followed Jesus from Galilee, serving Him, 56#Jn 19:25; Mt 28:1among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
The Burial of Jesus
Mk 15:42–47; Lk 23:50–56; Jn 19:38–42
57#Jn 19:38–42When the evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. 59When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60#Mt 27:66; 28:2and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb and departed. 61#Mt 27:56; 28:1Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62#Mk 15:42; Jn 19:14The next day, following the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate, 63#Mt 16:21; 17:23saying, “Sir, we remember that deceiver saying while He was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64#Mt 28:13Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ The last deception will be worse than the first.”
65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go your way. Make it as secure as you can.” 66#Da 6:17So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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Matthew 27
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Jesus before Pilate
1Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people reached the decision to have Jesus put to death. 2They bound him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate the governor.
Judas’ death
3When Judas, who betrayed Jesus, saw that Jesus was condemned to die, he felt deep regret. He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, and 4said, “I did wrong because I betrayed an innocent man.”
But they said, “What is that to us? That’s your problem.” 5Judas threw the silver pieces into the temple and left. Then he went and hanged himself.
6The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and said, “According to the Law it’s not right to put this money in the treasury. Since it was used to pay for someone’s life, it’s unclean.” 7So they decided to use it to buy the potter’s field where strangers could be buried. 8That’s why that field is called “Field of Blood” to this very day. 9This fulfilled the words of Jeremiah the prophet: And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price for the one whose price had been set by some of the Israelites, 10and I gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.#27.10 Zech 11:12-13; Jer 32:6-9
Questioned by Pilate
11Jesus was brought before the governor. The governor said, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “That’s what you say.” 12But he didn’t answer when the chief priests and elders accused him.
13Then Pilate said, “Don’t you hear the testimony they bring against you?” 14But he didn’t answer, not even a single word. So the governor was greatly amazed.
Death sentence
15It was customary during the festival for the governor to release to the crowd one prisoner, whomever they might choose. 16At that time there was a well-known prisoner named Jesus Barabbas. 17When the crowd had come together, Pilate asked them, “Whom would you like me to release to you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18He knew that the leaders of the people had handed him over because of jealousy.
19While he was serving as judge, his wife sent this message to him, “Leave that righteous man alone. I’ve suffered much today in a dream because of him.”
20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and kill Jesus. 21The governor said, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”
“Barabbas,” they replied.
22Pilate said, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”
They all said, “Crucify him!”
23But he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?”
They shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
24Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was starting. So he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I’m innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It’s your problem.”
25All the people replied, “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” 26Then he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
Soldiers mocking Jesus
27The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s house, and they gathered the whole company#27.27 Or cohort (approximately six hundred soldiers) of soldiers around him. 28They stripped him and put a red military coat on him. 29They twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then they bowed down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “Hey! King of the Jews!” 30After they spit on him, they took the stick and struck his head again and again. 31When they finished mocking him, they stripped him of the military coat and put his own clothes back on him. They led him away to crucify him.
Crucifixion
32As they were going out, they found Simon, a man from Cyrene. They forced him to carry his cross. 33When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place, 34they gave Jesus wine mixed with vinegar to drink. But after tasting it, he didn’t want to drink it. 35After they crucified him, they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots. 36They sat there, guarding him. 37They placed above his head the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” 38They crucified with him two outlaws, one on his right side and one on his left.
39Those who were walking by insulted Jesus, shaking their heads 40and saying, “So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, were you? Save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross.”
41In the same way, the chief priests, along with the legal experts and the elders, were making fun of him, saying, 42“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. He’s the king of Israel, so let him come down from the cross now. Then we’ll believe in him. 43He trusts in God, so let God deliver him now if he wants to. He said, ‘I’m God’s Son.’” 44The outlaws who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
Death
45From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark. 46At about three Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you left me?”#27.46 Ps 22:1
47After hearing him, some standing there said, “He’s calling Elijah.” 48One of them ran over, took a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink.
49But the rest of them said, “Let’s see if Elijah will come and save him.”
50Again Jesus cried out with a loud shout. Then he died.
51Look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split, 52and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised. 53After Jesus’ resurrection they came out of their graves and went into the holy city where they appeared to many people. 54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what had just happened, they were filled with awe and said, “This was certainly God’s Son.”
55Many women were watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to serve him. 56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Burial
57That evening a man named Joseph came. He was a rich man from Arimathea who had become a disciple of Jesus. 58He came to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission to take it. 59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had carved out of the rock. After he rolled a large stone at the door of the tomb, he went away. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting in front of the tomb.
Guard at the tomb
62The next day, which was the day after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate. 63They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will arise.’ 64Therefore, order the grave to be sealed until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people, ‘He’s been raised from the dead.’ This last deception will be worse than the first.”
65Pilate replied, “You have soldiers for guard duty. Go and make it as secure as you know how.” 66Then they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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