12.
Judged by Pilate
27:1-26
Matt. 27
:1
27:1
aNow when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took
bcounsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
Matt. 27
:2
27:2
And having bound Him, they led
Him away and delivered
Him to
1aPilate the governor.
Matt. 27
:3
27:3
Then aJudas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned,
1regretted and returned the
bthirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Matt. 27
:4
27:4
Saying, I have sinned in betraying
ainnocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? You see
to that yourself!
Matt. 27
:5
27:5
And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and he went away and
ahanged himself.
Matt. 27
:6
27:6
And the
1chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to put them into the
2temple atreasury, since it is blood money.
Matt. 27
:7
27:7
And after taking counsel, they bought with it the potter's field as a burial place for strangers.
Matt. 27
:8
27:8
Therefore that field has been called the
aField of Blood to this day.
Matt. 27
:9
27:9
At that time what was spoken through
1Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
a"And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that had been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel had priced,
Matt. 27
:10
27:10
And they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.''
Matt. 27
:11
27:11
aAnd Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, Are You the
bKing of the Jews? And Jesus said,
cIt is as you say.
Matt. 27
:12
27:12
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered
1anothing.
Matt. 27
:13
27:13
Then Pilate said to Him, Do You not hear how many things they testify
aagainst You?
Matt. 27
:14
27:14
And He did
1anot answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
Matt. 27
:15
27:15
aNow at the feasts the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wanted.
Matt. 27
:16
27:16
And they had at that time a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
Matt. 27
:17
27:17
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them,
1Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?
Matt. 27
:18
27:18
For he knew that
it was because of envy
that they had delivered Him up.
Matt. 27
:19
27:19
And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent
word to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that
arighteous man, for I have suffered much today in a
1bdream because of Him.
Matt. 27
:20
27:20
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to
aask for Barabbas and to destroy Jesus.
Matt. 27
:21
27:21
And the governor answered and said to them, Which of the two do you want me to release to you? And they said, Barabbas.
Matt. 27
:22
27:22
Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all said, Let Him be crucified!
Matt. 27
:23
27:23
But he said, Why,
awhat evil has He done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified!
Matt. 27
:24
27:24
And Pilate, seeing that nothing was gained but rather that an
auproar was taking place, took water and
1bwashed his hands before the crowd, saying,
2I am innocent of this
3cman's blood. You see
to it yourselves.
Matt. 27
:25
27:25
And all the people answered and said, His
ablood be upon us and upon our children!
Matt. 27
:26
27:26
Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he
1ascourged and delivered up to be
2crucified.
13.
Mocked by the heathen soldiers
27:27-32
Matt. 27
:27
27:27
aThen the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the
1bpraetorium and gathered about Him the whole cohort.
Matt. 27
:28
27:28
And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe around Him,
Matt. 27
:29
27:29
And they wove a crown of
1athorns and placed
it on His head and
put a reed in His right hand; and they kneeled before Him and
bmocked Him saying,
2Rejoice, King of the Jews!
Matt. 27
:30
27:30
And they
aspat on Him and took the reed and beat Him on the head.
Matt. 27
:31
27:31
And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His garments on Him, and
1led Him away to crucify
Him.
Matt. 27
:32
27:32
aAnd as they were going out, they found a man of
1bCyrene, Simon by name; this one they compelled to take up His cross.
14.
Crucified
27:33-56
a.
Killed and mocked by men
vv. 33-44
Matt. 27
:33
27:33
And when they had come to a place called
1Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
Matt. 27
:34
27:34
aThey gave Him
1wine to drink, mingled with
bgall. And when He tasted
it, He would
2not drink.
Matt. 27
:35
27:35
And when they had crucified Him, they
1adivided His garments
among themselves, casting lots.
Matt. 27
:36
27:36
And they sat down and
aguarded Him there.
Matt. 27
:37
27:37
aAnd they set in writing over His head the charge against Him: This Is Jesus, The King Of The Jews.
Matt. 27
:38
27:38
At that time
atwo 1robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
Matt. 27
:39
27:39
And those who were passing by blasphemed Him,
awagging their heads
Matt. 27
:40
27:40
And saying, You who
adestroy the temple and build it up in three days,
bsave Yourself!
1cIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!
Matt. 27
:41
27:41
aLikewise also the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked
Him and said,
Matt. 27
:42
27:42
He saved others; Himself He
1cannot save. He is
aKing of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe on Him.
Matt. 27
:43
27:43
He trusts in God; let Him
arescue Him now if He wants Him, for He said, I am the Son of God.
Matt. 27
:44
27:44
And in the same way the robbers who were crucified with Him also
areproached Him.
b.
Judged and forsaken by God
vv. 45-50
Matt. 27
:45
27:45
aNow from the
1sixth hour darkness fell over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matt. 27
:46
27:46
And about the
1ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is,
aMy God, My God,
2why have You forsaken Me?
Matt. 27
:47
27:47
And some of those standing there, when they heard
this, said, This man is calling Elijah.
Matt. 27
:48
27:48
And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he soaked it with
1avinegar and put it on a reed, and gave
it to Him to drink.
Matt. 27
:49
27:49
But the rest said, Let
Him be. Let us see if Elijah is coming to save Him.
Matt. 27
:50
27:50
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and
1ayielded up His spirit.
c.
The effect of His crucifixion
vv. 51-56
Matt. 27
:51
27:51
And behold, the
1aveil of the temple was split in two
2from top to bottom, and the
3earth was shaken and the
4rocks were split,
Matt. 27
:52
27:52
And the
1tombs were opened, and many
2bodies of the saints who had fallen
aasleep were raised.
Matt. 27
:53
27:53
And they
1came out of the tombs after His resurrection and entered into the holy city and
2appeared to many.
Matt. 27
:54
27:54
Now the centurion and those with him
aguarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that happened, became greatly frightened, saying, Truly this was the
bSon of God.
Matt. 27
:55
27:55
And many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
aministering to Him,
Matt. 27
:56
27:56
Among whom were
aMary the Magdalene, and
1Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the
bmother of the sons of Zebedee.
15.
Buried by a rich man
27:57-66
Matt. 27
:57
27:57
aAnd when
1evening fell, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
Matt. 27
:58
27:58
This man came to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that it be given
to him.
Matt. 27
:59
27:59
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean, fine linen cloth.
Matt. 27
:60
27:60
And he
1laid it in his
own anew tomb, which he had
bhewn in the rock. And having rolled a
cgreat stone in front of the door of the tomb, he went away.
Matt. 27
:61
27:61
And aMary the Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.
Matt. 27
:62
27:62
On the next day, which is
the day after the
1preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered unto Pilate,
Matt. 27
:63
27:63
Saying, Sir, we have remembered that while He was still living, that
adeceiver said,
bAfter three days I will arise.
Matt. 27
:64
27:64
Therefore, give orders for the grave to be secured until the third day, lest His disciples come and
asteal Him away and say to the people, He has been raised from the dead. And the last deception will be worse than the first.
Matt. 27
:65
27:65
Pilate said to them, Take a
aguard. Go and make
the tomb as secure as you know how.
Matt. 27
:66
27:66
And they went and secured the grave,
1asealing the stone, with the guard
being there.
