Matthew 27:1 Now when1161 morning4405 had come,1096 all3956 the chief priests749 and2532 the elders4245 of the people2992 took2983 counsel4824 against2596 Jesus2424 to5620 put2289 him846 to death:2289 cr 2 and2532 they bound1210 him,846 and led520 him away,520 and2532 delivered3860 him846 up to Pontius4194 Pilate,4091 the governor.2232 cr 3 Then5119 Judas,2455 who betrayed3860 him,846 when he saw1492 that3754 Jesus was condemned,2632 felt remorse,3338 and brought back654 the thirty5144 pieces of silver694 to the chief priests749 and2532 elders,4245 cr 4 saying,3004 "I have sinned264 in that I betrayed3860 innocent121 blood."129 But1161 they3588 said,2036 "What5101 is that to4314 us?2248 You4771 see3700 to it." cr

Matthew 27:5 He2532 threw down4496 the pieces of silver694 in1722 the sanctuary,3485 and departed.402 He2532 went565 away and hanged himself.519 cr 6 The1161 chief priests749 took2983 the pieces694 of silver, and said,2036 "It's906 not3756 lawful1832 to put906 them846 into1519 the treasury,2878 since1893 it is2076 the price5092 of blood."129 cr 7 They took2983 counsel,4824 and1161 bought59 the potter's2763 field68 with1537 them,846 to bury5027 strangers3581 in.1519 cr 8 Therefore1352 that1565 field68 was called2564 "The Field68 of Blood"129 to2193 this day.4594 cr 9 Then5119 that which was spoken4483 through1223 Jeremiah2408{some manuscripts omit “Jeremiah”} the prophet4396 was fulfilled,4137 saying,3004 2983 "They694 took2983 the694 thirty5144 pieces of silver,694 the price5092 of him upon whom a price5091 had been set, whom3739 some of the children5207 of575 Israel2474 priced,5091 cr 10 {Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9} and2532 they gave1325 them846 for1519 the68 potter's2763 field,68 as2505 the Lord2962 commanded4929 me."3427 cr

Matthew 27:11 Now1161 Jesus2424 stood2476 before1715 the governor:2232 and2532 the governor2232 asked1905 him,846 saying,3004 "Are1488 you4771 the King935 of the Jews?"2453 Jesus2424 said5346 to him,846 "So you4771 say."5346 cr

Matthew 27:12 When1722 he846 was accused2723 by5259 the chief priests749 and2532 elders,4245 he answered611 nothing.3762 cr 13 Then5119 Pilate4091 said3004 to him,846 "Don't3756 you191 hear how many things4214 they testify against2649 you?"4675 cr

Matthew 27:14 He2532 gave him846 no answer,611 not3756 even3761 one1520 word,4487 so that5620 the governor2232 marveled2296 greatly.3029 cr 15 Now1161 at2596 the feast1859 the governor2232 was accustomed1486 to release630 to1520 the multitude3793 one prisoner,1198 whom3739 they desired.2309 cr 16 They1161 had2192 then5119 a notable1978 prisoner,1198 called3004 Barabbas.912 cr 17 When3767 therefore they846 were gathered together,4863 Pilate4091 said2036 to them,846 "Whom5101 do you2309 want me to release630 to you?2309 Barabbas,912 or2228 Jesus,2424 who is called3004 Christ?"5547 cr 18 For1063 he knew1492 that3754 because1223 of envy5355 they had delivered3860 him846 up. cr

Matthew 27:19 While1161 he846 was sitting2521 on1909 the judgment seat,968 his846 wife1135 sent649 to4314 him,846 saying,3004 "Have3367 nothing to do3367 with2532 that1565 righteous man,1342 for1063 I have suffered3958 many1342 things4183 this day4594 in2596 a dream3677 because of1223 him."846 cr 20 Now1161 the chief priests749 and2532 the elders4245 persuaded3982 the multitudes3793 to2443 ask154 for Barabbas,912 and1161 destroy622 Jesus.2424 cr 21 But the governor2232 answered611 them,846 "Which5101 of575 the two1417 do you2309 want me to release630 to you?"2309 They3588 said,2036 "Barabbas!"912 cr

Matthew 27:22 Pilate4091 said3004 to them,846 "What5101 then3767 shall I do4160 to Jesus,2424 who is called3004 Christ?"5547 They all3956 said to3004 him,846 "Let him be crucified!"4717 cr

Matthew 27:23 But1161 the governor2232 said,5346 "Why?5101 What1063 evil2556 has he done?"4160 But1161 they3588 cried out2896 exceedingly,4057 saying,3004 "Let him be crucified!"4717 cr

Matthew 27:24 So when1161 Pilate4091 saw1492 that3754 nothing3762 was being gained, but235 rather3123 that a disturbance2351 was starting,1096 he took2983 water,5204 and washed633 his hands5495 before561 the multitude,3793 saying,3004 "I am1510 innocent121 of575 the blood129 of575 this5127 righteous person.1342 You5210 see3700 to it." cr

Matthew 27:25 All3956 the people2992 answered,611 "May his846 blood129 be on1909 us,2248 and2532 on1909 our2257 children!"5043 cr

Matthew 27:26 Then5119 he630 released to them846 Barabbas,912 but1161 Jesus2424 he flogged5417 and delivered3860 to2443 be crucified.4717 cr 27 Then5119 the governor's2232 soldiers4757 took3880 Jesus2424 into1519 the Praetorium,4232 and gathered4863 the whole3650 garrison4686 together against1909 him.846 cr 28 They2532 stripped1562 him,846 and put a scarlet2847 robe5511 on4060 him.846 cr 29 They2532 braided4120 a crown4735 of1537 thorns173 and put2007 it on1909 his846 head,2776 and2532 a reed2563 in1909 his846 right hand;1188 and2532 they kneeled1120 down before1715 him,846 and mocked1702 him,846 saying,3004 "Hail,5463 King935 of the Jews!"2453 cr 30 They spat1716 on1519 him,846 and2532 took2983 the reed2563 and2532 struck5180 him846 on1519 the head.2776 cr 31 When3753 they had mocked1702 him,846 they took1562 the robe5511 off1562 of him,846 and2532 put1746 his clothes2440 on1746 him,846 and2532 led520 him846 away520 to1519 crucify4717 him.846 cr

Matthew 27:32 As1161 they came out,1831 they found2147 a man444 of Cyrene,2956 Simon4613 by name,3686 and they compelled29 him5126 to2443 go with them, that he might carry142 his846 cross.4716 cr 33 They2532 came2064 to1519 a place5117 called3004 "Golgotha,"1115 that3739 is2076 to say,3004 "The place5117 of a skull."2898 cr 34 They gave1325 him846 sour wine3690{or, vinegar} to drink4095 mixed3396 with3326 gall.5521 When he had tasted1089 it, he would2309 not3756 drink.4095 cr 35 When1161 they had crucified4717 him,846 they divided1266 his846 clothing2440 among them, casting906 lots,2819{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]} cr 36 and2532 they sat2521 and watched5083 him846 there.1563 cr 37 They2532 set up2007 over1883 his846 head2776 the846 accusation156 against him written,1125 "THIS3778 IS2076 JESUS,2424 THE KING935 OF THE JEWS."2453 cr

Matthew 27:38 Then5119 there4717 were two1417 robbers3027 crucified with4862 him,846 one1520 on1537 his right hand1188 and2532 one1520 on1537 the left.2176 cr 39 Those1161 who passed by3899 blasphemed987 him,846 wagging2795 their846 heads,2776 cr 40 and2532 saying,3004 "You who destroy2647 the temple,3485 and2532 build3618 it in1722 three5140 days,2250 save4982 yourself!4572 If1487 you are1488 the Son5207 of God,2316 come down2597 from575 the cross!"4716 cr

Matthew 27:41 Likewise3668 the chief priests749 also2532 mocking,1702 with3326 the scribes,1122 the Pharisees,{TR omits “the Pharisees”} and2532 the elders,4245 said,3004 cr 42 "He saved4982 others,243 but he1410 can't3756 save4982 himself.1438 If1487 he is2076 the King935 of Israel,2474 let him2597 come down2597 from575 the cross4716 now,3568 and2532 we will believe4100 in him.846 cr 43 He trusts3982 in1909 God.2316 Let God deliver4506 him846 now,3568 if1487 he wants him;846 for1063 he said,3754 ‘I am1510 the Son5207 of God.'"2316 cr 44 The robbers3027 also2532 who were crucified with4957 him846 cast3679 on him the same846 reproach.3679 cr

Matthew 27:45 Now1161 from575 the sixth1623 hour5610{3:00 P. M.} there was1096 darkness4655 over1909 all3956 the land1093 until2193 the ninth1766 hour.5610 cr 46 About4012 the5610 ninth1766 hour5610 Jesus2424 cried with310 a5456 loud3173 voice,5456 saying,3004 "Eli,2241 Eli,2241 lima{Psalm 22:1} sabachthani?"4518 That5124 is,2076 "My3450 God,2316 my3450 God,2316 why2444 have you forsaken1459 me?"3165 cr

Matthew 27:47 Some5100 of them who stood2476 there,1563 when they heard191 it, said,3754 "This3778 man is calling5455 Elijah."2243 cr

Matthew 27:48 Immediately2112 one1520 of1537 them846 ran,5143 and2532 took2983 a sponge,4699 and2532 filled4130 it with vinegar,3690 and5037 put4060 it on a reed,2563 and gave4222 him846 a drink.4222 cr 49 The rest3062 said,3004 "Let him be.863 Let's see1492 whether1487 Elijah2243 comes2064 to save4982 him."846 cr

Matthew 27:50 Jesus2424 cried2896 again3825 with2896 a5456 loud3173 voice,5456 and yielded up863 his spirit.4151 cr 51 Behold,2400 the veil2665 of the temple3485 was torn4977 in1519 two1417 from575 the top509 to2193 the bottom.2736 The earth1093 quaked4579 and2532 the rocks4073 were split.4977 cr 52 The2532 tombs3419 were opened,455 and2532 many4183 bodies4983 of the saints40 who had fallen asleep2837 were raised;1453 cr 53 and2532 coming out1831 of1537 the tombs3419 after3326 his846 resurrection,1454 they entered1525 into1519 the4172 holy40 city4172 and2532 appeared1718 to many.4183 cr 54 Now1161 the centurion,1543 and2532 those who were3588 with3326 him846 watching5083 Jesus,2424 when they saw1492 the earthquake,4578 and2532 the things that were done,1096 feared5399 exceedingly,4970 saying,3004 "Truly230 this3778 was2258 the Son5207 of God."2316 cr

Matthew 27:55 Many4183 women1135 were2258 there1563 watching2334 from575 afar,3113 who3748 had followed190 Jesus2424 from575 Galilee,1056 serving1247 him.846 cr 56 Among1722 them3739 were2258 Mary3137 Magdalene,3094 Mary3137 the mother3384 of James2385 and2532 Joses,2499 and2532 the mother3384 of the sons5207 of Zebedee.2199 cr 57 When1161 evening3798 had come,1096 a rich4145 man444 from575 Arimathaea,707 named5122 Joseph,2501 who3739 himself846 was3100 also2532 Jesus'2424 disciple3100 came.2064 cr 58 This3778 man went to4334 Pilate,4091 and asked154 for Jesus'2424 body.4983 Then5119 Pilate4091 commanded2753 the body4983 to be given up.591 cr 59 Joseph2501 took2983 the body,4983 and wrapped1794 it846 in1794 a clean2513 linen cloth,4616 cr 60 and2532 laid5087 it846 in1722 his own846 new2537 tomb,3419 which3739 he had cut out2998 in1722 the rock,4073 and2532 he rolled4351 a3037 great3173 stone3037 to the door2374 of the tomb,3419 and departed.565 cr 61 Mary3137 Magdalene3094 was2258 there,1563 and1161 the other243 Mary,3137 sitting2521 opposite561 the tomb.5028 cr 62 Now1161 on the next day,1887 which was the day2076 after3326 the Preparation3904 Day, the chief priests749 and2532 the Pharisees5330 were gathered together4863 to4314 Pilate,4091 cr 63 saying,3004 "Sir,2962 we remember3415 what3754 that1565 deceiver4108 said2036 while he was2198 still2089 alive:2198 ‘After3326 three5140 days2250 I will rise again.'1453 cr 64 Command2753 therefore3767 that805 the tomb5028 be made secure805 until2193 the2250 third5154 day,2250 lest3379 perhaps his846 disciples3101 come2064 at night3571 and steal2813 him away,846 and2532 tell2036 the people,2992 ‘He is risen1453 from575 the dead;'3498 and2532 the last2078 deception4106 will be2071 worse than5501 the first."4413 cr

Matthew 27:65 Pilate4091 said5346 to them,846 "You have2192 a guard.2892 Go, make805 it as secure805 as5613 you can."1492 cr 66 So1161 they3588 went4198 with3326 the guard2892 and made805 the tomb5028 secure,805 sealing4972 the stone.3037 cr