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Matthew Chapter 27 027:001 Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 027:002 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
027:003 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 027:004 saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it." 027:005 He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
027:006 The 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." 027:007 They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in. 027:008 Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
027:009 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah{some manuscripts omit "Jeremaiah"} 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 children of Israel priced, 027:010 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."{Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9} 027:011 Now 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." 027:012 When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
027:013 Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear how many things they testify against you?" 027:014 He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. 027:015 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired. 027:016 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 027:017 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you?
Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?" 027:018 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up. 027:019 While 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." 027:020 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
027:021 But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!" 027:022 Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!" 027:023 But the governor said, "Why?
What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!" 027:024 So 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 righteous person. You see to it." 027:025 All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!" 027:026 Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
027:027 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him. 027:028 They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him. 027:029 They 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!" 027:030 They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
027:031 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. 027:032 As 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. 027:033 They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull." 027:034 They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
027:035 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,{TR adds "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots;'" [see Psalm 22:18 and John 19:24]} 027:036 and they sat and watched him there. 027:037 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS." 027:038 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
027:039 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 027:040 and 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!" 027:041 Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees,{TR omits "the Pharisees"} and the elders, said, 027:042 "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 027:043 He trusts in God.
Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" 027:044 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach. 027:045 Now from the sixth hour{noon} there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.{3:00 P.
M.} 027:046 About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima{TR reads "lama" instead of "lima"} sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"{Psalm 22:1} 027:047 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." 027:048 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. 027:049 The rest said, "Let him be.
Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him." 027:050 Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 027:051 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. 027:052 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 027:053 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
027:054 Now 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." 027:055 Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him. 027:056 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
027:057 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came. 027:058 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. 027:059 Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 027:060 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. 027:061 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
027:062 Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate, 027:063 saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.' 027:064 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first." 027:065 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard.
Go, make it as secure as you can." 027:066 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.