27:1 Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
27:2 and they bound Him and led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
27:3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty ①pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
▷ ①Or silver shekels
27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You shall see to it yourself!”
27:5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and left; and he went away and hanged himself.
27:6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them in the temple treasury, since it is money paid for blood.”
27:7 And they conferred together and ①with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.
▷ ①Lit from them
27:8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
27:9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “AND ①THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel;
▷ ①Or I took; cf. Zech 11:13
27:10 AND ①THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER’S FIELD, JUST AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME.”
▷ ①Some early mss I gave
27:11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “So You are the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”
27:12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not offer any answer.
27:13 Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they are testifying against You?”
27:14 And still He did not answer him in regard to even a single ①charge, so the governor was greatly amazed.
▷ ①Lit word
27:15 Now at the Passover Feast the governor was accustomed to release for the ①people any one prisoner whom they wanted.
▷ ①Lit crowd
27:16 And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
27:17 So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
27:18 For he knew that it was because of envy that ①they had handed Him over.
▷ ①I.e., the Jewish leaders
27:19 And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “See that you have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for ①last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”
▷ ①Lit today
27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to put Jesus to death.
27:21 And the governor ①said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”
▷ ①Lit answering, said to them
27:22 Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all *said, “ ①Crucify Him!”
▷ ①Lit Have Him crucified
27:23 But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “ ①Crucify Him!”
▷ ①Lit Have Him crucified
27:24 Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; you yourselves shall see.”
27:25 And all the people replied, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”
27:26 Then he released Barabbas ①for them; but after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
▷ ①Or to them
27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ①Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman ②cohort to Him.
▷ ①I.e., the governor’s official residence ②Normally 600 men (the number varied)
27:28 And they stripped Him and put a red ①cloak on Him.
▷ ①I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloak
27:29 And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a ①reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
▷ ①Or staff; i.e., to mimic a king’s scepter
27:30 And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head.
27:31 And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
27:32 As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, ①whom they compelled to carry His ②cross.
▷ ①Lit this one ②I.e., the crossbeam for a cross
27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,
27:34 they gave Him wine mixed with ①bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.
▷ ①Prob. referring to the taste of myrrh, added to lessen pain
27:35 And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among themselves by casting ①lots.
▷ ①Lit a lot
27:36 And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.
27:37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him ①which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
▷ ①Lit written
27:38 At that time two ①rebels *were being crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
▷ ①Or robbers
27:39 And those passing by were ①speaking abusively to Him, shaking their heads,
▷ ①Or blaspheming
27:40 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.”
27:41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,
27:42 “He saved others; ①He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
▷ ①Or can He not save Himself?
27:43 HE HAS TRUSTED IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE ①TAKES PLEASURE IN HIM; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
▷ ①Or desires;
27:44 And the ①rebels who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him in the same way.
▷ ①Or robbers
27:45 Now from the ①sixth hour darkness ②fell upon all the land until the ③ninth hour.
▷ ①I.e., noon ②Lit occurred ③I.e., 3 p.m.
27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LEMA SABAKTANEI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”
27:47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”
27:48 And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.
27:49 But the rest of them said, “ ①Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him ②.”
▷ ①Lit Allow that we see ②Some early mss And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood (cf. John 19:34)
27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.
27:51 And behold, the ①veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
▷ ①Or curtain
27:52 Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ①saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
▷ ①Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
27:53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many.
27:54 Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was ①the Son of God!”
▷ ①Or a son of God; or a son of a god
27:55 And many women were there watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while caring for Him.
27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
27:57 Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea came, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
27:58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
27:59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
27:60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.
27:61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
27:62 Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,
27:63 and they said, “Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was still alive, He said, ‘After three days I am rising.’
27:64 Therefore, give orders for the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
27:65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”
27:66 And they went and made the tomb secure with the guard, sealing the stone.