{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":27,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/26","next":"matthew/28","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Delivered to Pilate","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"They bound Him, led [Him] away, and handed [Him] over to Pilate the governor.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that [Jesus] was condemned, he was filled with remorse [and] returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.","f":[],"h":"Judas Hangs Himself","style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.“ What [is that] to us?” they replied.“ You bear the responsibility.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"“ I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ What [is that] to us?” they replied.“ You bear the responsibility.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"So [Judas] threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver [and] said,“ It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"[After] conferring together, [they used] [the money] to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"That is why [it] has been called the Field of Blood to this day.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:“ They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by [the] people of Israel,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ They took the thirty pieces of silver,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the price set on Him by [the] people of Israel,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"and they gave them for the potter’s field, as [the] Lord had commanded me.”","f":["See Jeremiah 19:1–15, Jeremiah 32:6–9, and Zechariah 11:12–13."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and they gave them for the potter’s field,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"as [the] Lord had commanded me.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him:“ Are You the King of the Jews?”“ You have said [so],” Jesus replied.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him:“ Are You the King of the Jews?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ You have said [so],” Jesus replied."}],"h":"Jesus before Pilate","style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Then Pilate asked Him,“ Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"But [Jesus] gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Now [it was] the governor’s custom at [the] feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.","f":[],"h":"The Crowd Chooses Barabbas","style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.","f":["SBL and NA Jesus Barabbas; also in verse 17, but universally called Barabbas in verses 20, 21, and 26"]},{"v":17,"t":"So when [the crowd] had assembled, Pilate asked them,“ Which [one] do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"For he knew [it was] out of envy [that] they had handed [Jesus] over to him.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"[While] [Pilate] was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message:“ Have nothing to do with that innocent [man], for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"“ Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.“ Barabbas,” they replied.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Barabbas,” they replied."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"“ What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered,“ Crucify Him!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked."},{"style":"reg","t":"They all answered,“ Crucify Him!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"“ Why?” asked [Pilate].“ What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder,“ Crucify Him!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Why?” asked [Pilate].“ What evil has He done?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"But they shouted all the louder,“ Crucify Him!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water [and] washed [his] hands before the crowd.“ I am innocent of this [man’s] blood,” he said.“ You bear the responsibility.”","f":["Literally this blood; BYZ and TR this righteous blood"],"h":"Pilate Washes His Hands","style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"All the people answered,“ His blood [be] on us and on our children!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"[So] [Pilate] released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, [and] handed Him over to be crucified.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium [and] gathered the whole company around Him.","f":[],"h":"The Soldiers Mock Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"They stripped Him [and] put a scarlet robe on Him.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"And they twisted together a crown of thorns [and] set [it] on His head. [They put] a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, [and] mocked Him, saying,“ Hail, King of the Jews!”","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"Then they spit on Him [and] took the staff and struck Him on the head {repeatedly}.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His [own] clothes [back] on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify [Him].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, [and] they forced him to carry the cross of [Jesus].","f":[],"h":"The Crucifixion","style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"And [when] they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting [it], He refused to drink [it].","f":[]},{"v":35,"t":"When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.","f":["See Psalm 22:18; TR includes to fulfill what was said through the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.”"],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Above His head they posted the written charge against Him:"},{"style":"reg","t":"THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on [His] right and [the other] on [His] left.","f":["Or insurrectionists; also in verse 44"],"style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"and saying,“ You who are 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!”","f":[]},{"v":41,"t":"In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"“ He saved others, [but] He cannot save Himself. He is [the] King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.","f":[]},{"v":43,"t":"He trusts in God. Let [God] deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said,‘ I am [the] Son of God.’”","f":["Psalm 22:8"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"He trusts in God. Let [God] deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said,"},{"style":"red","t":"‘ I am [the] Son of God.’”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":44,"t":"In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":45,"t":"From [the] sixth hour until [the] ninth hour darkness came over all the land.","f":["That is, from noon until three in the afternoon"],"h":"The Death of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":46,"t":"About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice,“ Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means,“ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”","f":["NE and WH Eloi, Eloi","Psalm 22:1"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":47,"t":"When some of those standing there heard this, they said,“ [He] is calling Elijah.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":48,"t":"One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled [it] with sour wine, put [it] on a reed, and held it up for [Jesus] to drink.","f":["Or filled it with wine vinegar","See Psalm 69:21."]},{"v":49,"t":"But the others said,“ Leave [Him] alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”","f":["WH includes And another took a spear and pierced His side, and water and blood flowed out; see John 19:34."],"style":"reg"},{"v":50,"t":"When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up [His] spirit.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":51,"t":"At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.","f":[]},{"v":52,"t":"The tombs broke open, and [the] bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.","f":[]},{"v":53,"t":"After [Jesus’] resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many [people].","f":[]},{"v":54,"t":"When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified [and] said,“ Truly this was [the] Son of God.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":55,"t":"And many women were there, watching from a distance. [They] had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":56,"t":"Among [them] were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.","f":[]},{"v":57,"t":"When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.","f":[],"h":"The Burial of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":58,"t":"He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.","f":[]},{"v":59,"t":"So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,","f":[]},{"v":60,"t":"and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb [and] went away.","f":[]},{"v":61,"t":"Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.","f":[]},{"v":62,"t":"The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.","f":[],"h":"The Guards at the Tomb","style":"reg"},{"v":63,"t":"“ Sir,” they said,“ we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said,‘ After three days I will rise again.’","f":[]},{"v":64,"t":"So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come [and] steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And [this] last deception would be worse than the first.”","f":[]},{"v":65,"t":"“ You have a guard,” Pilate said.“ Go, make [the tomb as] secure as you know [how].”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":66,"t":"So they went [and] secured the tomb by sealing the stone [and posting] the guard.","f":[]}]}