Matthew 27

¹Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

²And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

³Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

⁴Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

⁵And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.

⁶And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

⁷And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

⁸For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.

⁹Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

¹⁰And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.

¹¹And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

¹²But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

¹³Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

¹⁴And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

¹⁵Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

¹⁶And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.

¹⁷So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

¹⁸For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

¹⁹And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.

²⁰Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

²¹But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

²²Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

²³And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

²⁴So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

²⁵And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

²⁶Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

²⁷Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

²⁸And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.

²⁹And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

³⁰And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

³¹And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.

³²And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

³³And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,

³⁴They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.

³⁵And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

³⁶And they were seated there watching him.

³⁷And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁸Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

³⁹And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

⁴⁰You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

⁴¹In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

⁴²A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

⁴³He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

⁴⁴And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

⁴⁷And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

⁴⁸And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.

⁴⁹And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

⁵⁰And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

⁵¹And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

⁵²And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;

⁵³And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

⁵⁴Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

⁵⁵And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

⁵⁶Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

⁵⁸This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

⁵⁹And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

⁶⁰And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

⁶¹And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

⁶²Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

⁶³Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

⁶⁴Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

⁶⁵Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.

⁶⁶So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

Matthew 27

¹Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

²and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate, the governor.

³Then 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,

⁴saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."

⁵He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

⁶The 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."

⁷They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.

⁸Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.

⁹Then 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 sons of Israel priced,

¹⁰and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

¹¹Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "So you say."

¹²When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

¹³Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"

¹⁴He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

¹⁵Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.

¹⁶They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

¹⁷When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called the Messiah?"

¹⁸For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

¹⁹While 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."

²⁰Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

²¹But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

²²Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

²³But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

²⁴So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it."

²⁵All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"

²⁶Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.

²⁷Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.

²⁸They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.

²⁹They 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, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

³⁰They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

³¹When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

³²As 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.

³³They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."

³⁴They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.

³⁵When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,

³⁶and they sat and watched him there.

³⁷They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

³⁸Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.

³⁹Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

⁴⁰and 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!"

⁴¹Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,

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.

⁴³He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

⁴⁴The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

⁴⁷Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

⁴⁹The rest said, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."

⁵⁰Jesus shouted again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

⁵²The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵⁴Now 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."

⁵⁵Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

⁵⁶Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jacob and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

⁵⁸This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

⁵⁹Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁶⁰and 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.

⁶¹Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

⁶²Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

⁶³saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'

⁶⁴Command 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."

⁶⁵Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."

⁶⁶So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.