Matthew 27
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Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mk. 15:1; Lk. 23:1-2; Jn. 18:28-32
1 Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to kill Him. 2 And having bound Him, they took Him away and delivered Him over to Pilate the governor.
Judas Hangs Himself
Acts 1:18-19
3 Then when Judas, the one who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he regretted his actions and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned, having betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” 5 And throwing the pieces of silver* into the temple, he departed. And he went away and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.” 7 So after taking counsel, they bought with them the potter’s field, for a burial place for strangers. 8 For this reason, that field has been referred to as the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the One who had been valued, on whom a price had been fixed by the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord ordered me.”
Jesus Questioned by Pilate
Mk. 15:2-5; Lk. 23:3-5; Jn. 18:33-38
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.” 12 And when He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they are testifying against You?” 14 But He did not respond to him, not even to a single statement, so that the governor exceedingly marvelled.
Jesus Condemned to Death
Mk. 15:6-15; Lk. 23:13-25; Jn. 18:39–19:16
15 Now at the Feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they preferred. 16 And at that time, they were detaining a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.* 17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you prefer that I release to you, Barabbas,* or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that they had delivered Him over because of envy. 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, stating, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” 20 But the chief priests and the elders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 And in response, the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you prefer I release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, the One called Christ?” They all said, “Let Him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they kept crying aloud with increased intensity, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 So Pilate, seeing that he was achieving nothing, but rather a disturbance was beginning to form, took water and washed his* hands before the crowd, saying, “I am guiltless of the blood of this Man.* See to it yourselves.” 25 And in response, all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children!” 26 Then he released Barabbas for them, and when he scourged Jesus, he delivered Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Derided By the Soldiers
Mk. 15:16-20; Jn. 19:2-3
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium* and gathered all the cohort before Him. 28 And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet military cloak around Him, 29 and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head and put a reed in His right hand. Then, kneeling before Him, they derided Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And spitting on Him, they took the reed and began to strike Him on His head. 31 And when they had derided Him, they stripped Him of the military cloak and put His own clothes on Him, and took Him away to crucify Him.
Jesus is Crucified
Mk. 15:21-32; Lk. 23:26-43; Jn. 19:17-27
32 And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled him to carry His cross. 33 And when they arrived at a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 they offered Him wine* mixed with gall to drink, but after tasting it, He declined to drink. 35 And after they had crucified Him, they divided His garments by casting lots.** 36 Then they sat down and maintained watch over Him at that place. 37 And they placed above His head the accusation against Him, which stated: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 Then two robbers were crucified alongside Him, one on His right and one on His left. 39 And those passing by were speaking evil against Him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “The One who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, descend from the cross.” 41 Similarly also, the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were deriding Him, saying, 42 “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel. Let Him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 He has confidence in God; let Him rescue Him now, if He desires. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God’ ” 44 And likewise, even the robbers who were crucified with Him were defaming Him.
The Death of Jesus
Mk. 15:33-41; Lk. 23:44-49; Jn. 19:28-30
45 Now from the sixth hour,* darkness was over all the land until the ninth hour.* 46 And at approximately the ninth hour, Jesus shouted with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ) 47 And some of those standing there, having heard it, were saying, “This man* is calling Elijah.” 48 And immediately, one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, placed it on a reed, and offered Him a drink. 49 But the rest were saying, “Let Him be. Let us see whether Elijah is coming to save Him.”* 50 And when Jesus had cried out once more with a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was split in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were cleaved. 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs following His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that happened, were greatly afraid, saying, “Truly, this was God’s Son!”
55 And there were many women at that place, looking from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, 56 among whom were 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 Now when evening had arrived, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man* came to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.* 59 And Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting in front of the tomb.
The Guard of Soldiers at the Tomb
62 Now on the following day, which is after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees convened before Pilate, 63 saying, “Sir, we remember how that deceiver said, while He was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore, order the tomb to be secured until the third day, lest His disciples come and steal Him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last fraudulence will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and setting a guard of soldiers.
Notes
5 One ancient Greek manuscript reads the thirty pieces of silver, likely as an effort to make the reading fit a parallel in v. 3
16 Some ancient manuscripts read Jesus Barabbas. So also v. 17
24 Greek the . Here, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, corresponding contextually to the English possessive his
24 Greek this
27 Or governor’s palace/residence
34 Some ancient manuscripts replace wine with vinegar
35 Greek lot
35 Some ancient manuscripts insert at the end of the verse the expression in order to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet: They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing, they cast a lot
45 Or noon
45 Or three in the afternoon. So also v. 46
47 The word man is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification. So also v. 58
49 Some ancient manuscripts insert at the end of the text the statement And another [ soldier ] took a spear and pierced His side, and water and blood flowed out. This reading is a modified interpolation from Jn. 19:34
58 The prepositional phrase to him is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
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