Matthew 27 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Judas's Remorse

(Mar 15:1; Luk 23:1; Jhn 18:28 )

Mat 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death;

Mat 27:2

Mat 27:2and they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

(Act 1:18, 19 )

Mat 27:3

Mat 27:3When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

Mat 27:4

Mat 27:4saying, "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."

Mat 27:5

Mat 27:5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself.

Mat 27:6

Mat 27:6But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money."

Mat 27:7

Mat 27:7So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

Mat 27:8

Mat 27:8Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Mat 27:9

Mat 27:9Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,

Mat 27:10

Mat 27:10and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."

Jesus before Pilate

(Mar 15:2–5; Luk 23:2–5; Jhn 18:29–38 )

Mat 27:11

Mat 27:11Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You have said so."

Mat 27:12

Mat 27:12But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

Mat 27:13

Mat 27:13Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"

Mat 27:14

Mat 27:14But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge; so that the governor wondered greatly.

(Mar 15:6–15; Luk 23:13–25; Jhn 18:39, 40 )

Mat 27:15

Mat 27:15Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Mat 27:16

Mat 27:16And they had then a notorious prisoner, called Barab'bas.

Mat 27:17

Mat 27:17So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barab'bas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

Mat 27:18

Mat 27:18For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.

Mat 27:19

Mat 27:19Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much over him today in a dream."

Mat 27:20

Mat 27:20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the people to ask for Barab'bas and destroy Jesus.

Mat 27:21

Mat 27:21The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barab'bas."

Mat 27:22

Mat 27:22Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified."

Mat 27:23

Mat 27:23And he said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified."

Mat 27:24

Mat 27:24So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves."

Mat 27:25

Mat 27:25And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

Mat 27:26

Mat 27:26Then he released for them Barab'bas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

(Mar 15:16–20 )

Mat 27:27

Mat 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.

Mat 27:28

Mat 27:28And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him,

Mat 27:29

Mat 27:29and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mat 27:30

Mat 27:30And they spat upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

Mat 27:31

Mat 27:31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

(Mar 15:21–32; Luk 23:26–43; Jhn 19:17–27 )

Mat 27:32

Mat 27:32As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyre'ne, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.

The Crucifixion

Mat 27:33

Mat 27:33And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull),

Mat 27:34

Mat 27:34they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

Mat 27:35

Mat 27:35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;

Mat 27:36

Mat 27:36then they sat down and kept watch over him there.

Mat 27:37

Mat 27:37And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."

Mat 27:38

Mat 27:38Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

Mat 27:39

Mat 27:39And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads

Mat 27:40

Mat 27:40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

Mat 27:41

Mat 27:41So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

Mat 27:42

Mat 27:42"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

Mat 27:43

Mat 27:43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Mat 27:44

Mat 27:44And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

(Mar 15:33–41; Luk 23:44–49; Jhn 19:28–30 )

Mat 27:45

Mat 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Mat 27:46

Mat 27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" that is, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Mat 27:47

Mat 27:47And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "This man is calling Eli'jah."

Mat 27:48

Mat 27:48And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.

Mat 27:49

Mat 27:49But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to save him."

Mat 27:50

Mat 27:50And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

Mat 27:51

Mat 27:51And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;

Mat 27:52

Mat 27:52the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

Mat 27:53

Mat 27:53and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Mat 27:54

Mat 27:54When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

Mat 27:55

Mat 27:55There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him;

Mat 27:56

Mat 27:56among whom were Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zeb'edee.

Jesus Is Buried

(Mar 15:42–47; Luk 23:50–56; Jhn 19:38–42 )

Mat 27:57

Mat 27:57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathe'a, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

Mat 27:58

Mat 27:58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Mat 27:59

Mat 27:59And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud,

Mat 27:60

Mat 27:60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

Mat 27:61

Mat 27:61Mary Mag'dalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.

Mat 27:62

Mat 27:62Next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

Mat 27:63

Mat 27:63and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.'

Mat 27:64

Mat 27:64Therefore order the sepulchre to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first."

Mat 27:65

Mat 27:65Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can."

Mat 27:66

Mat 27:66So they went and made the sepulchre secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

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