Matthew 27
Judas Hangs Himself
Now when morning had
come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel
against Jesus to put him to death: and they bound him, and led him
away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor. 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, saying, "I have sinned in
that I betrayed innocent blood."
But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
He threw down the
pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged
himself. 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." They took counsel, and bought the
potter's field with them, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field was called
"The Field of Blood" to this day. Then that which was spoken
through Jeremiah 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,
and they gave them
for the potter's field,
as the Lord commanded me."
Jesus Before Pilate
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."
When he was accused
by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then Pilate said to him,
"Don't you hear how many things they testify against you?"
He gave him no
answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. Now at the feast the governor
was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they
desired. They had then a
notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 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?" For he knew that because of envy
they had delivered him up.
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." Now the chief priests and the
elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
But the governor
answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to
you?"
They said, "Barabbas!"
Pilate said to them,
"What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?"
They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
But the governor
said, "Why? What evil has he done?"
But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be
crucified!"
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."
All the people
answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"
Then he released to
them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Then the governor's soldiers
took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together
against him. They
stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him. 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!" They spat on
him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 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.
The Crucifixion
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. They came to a place called
"Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."
They gave him sour wine
to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
When they had crucified
him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots, and they sat and watched him
there. They set up over
his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING
OF THE JEWS."
Then there were two
robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
Those who passed by
blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 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!"
Likewise the chief
priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees,
and the elders, said, "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. He trusts in God. Let God
deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of
God.'" The robbers
also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
The Death of Jesus
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the
ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?"
Some of them who
stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling
Elijah."
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. The rest said, "Let him be.
Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."
Jesus cried again
with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. Behold, the veil of the temple
was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks
were split. The tombs
were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were
raised; and coming out
of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and
appeared to many. 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."
Many women were there
watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Among them were Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons
of Zebedee.
The Burial of Jesus
When evening
had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also
Jesus' disciple came. This man went to Pilate, and
asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
Joseph took the body,
and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 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. Mary Magdalene was there, and
the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
Now on the next day, which was
the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees
were gathered together to Pilate, saying, "Sir, we remember
what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will
rise again.' 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."
Pilate said to them,
"You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can." So they went with the guard and
made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
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