Matthew 27

¹ Now, morning coming on, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus, so as to put Him to death. ² And, binding Him, they led Him away, and give Him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor. ³ Then Judas, who gives Him up, perceiving that He was condemned, regretting, turns back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, ⁴ saying, "I sinned in giving up innocent blood." Yet they said, "What is it to us? You should be seeing to that!" ⁵ And, tossing the silver pieces into the temple, he retires, and, coming away, strangles himself. ⁶ Now the chief priests, taking the silver pieces, said, "It is not allowed to cast them into the corban, since it is the price of blood." ⁷ Now, holding a consultation, they buy with them the Field of the Potter for a sepulcher for strangers. ⁸ Wherefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" till today. ⁹ Then was fulfilled that which is declared through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they got the thirty silver pieces. (The price of the Valued One, Whom they value from the sons of Israel), ¹⁰ And they give them for the Field of the Potter, According as the Lord arranges with me." ¹¹ Now Jesus was standing in front of the governor. And the governor inquires of Him, saying, "You are the king of the Jews?" Now Jesus averred to him, "You are saying it!" ¹² And at His being accused by the chief priests and the elders, He answers nothing. ¹³ Then Pilate is saying to Him, "Are you not hearing how much they are testifying against you?" ¹⁴ And He did not answer him; not even with one declaration, so that the governor is marveling very much. ¹⁵ Now at the festival the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the throng, whomever they wanted. ¹⁶ Now they had then a notorious prisoner termed Bar-Abbas. ¹⁷ At their having gathered, then, Pilate said to them, "Whom are you wanting I should be releasing to you, Bar-Abbas, or Jesus, who is termed Christ?" ¹⁸ For he was aware that it was because of envy they give Him up. ¹⁹ Now at his sitting on the dais, his wife dispatches to him, saying, "Let there be nothing between you and that just man, for I suffered much today in a trance because of him." ²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuade the throngs that they should be requesting Bar-Abbas, yet should be destroying Jesus. ²¹ Now, answering, the governor said to them, "Which of the two are you wanting I should be releasing to you?" Now they said "Bar-Abbas!" ²² Pilate is saying to them, "What, then, shall I be doing with Jesus, who is termed Christ?" They are all saying, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ Yet the governor averred, "What evil does he?" Yet they cried exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!" ²⁴ Now Pilate, perceiving that it is benefiting nothing, but rather a tumult is occurring, getting water, washes off his hands in front of the throng, saying, "Innocent am I of the blood of this just man. You will be seeing to it!" ²⁵ And, answering, the entire people said, "His blood be on us and on our children!" ²⁶ Then he releases to them Bar-Abbas. Now, whipping Jesus, he gives Him over that He may be crucified. ²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus along into the pretorium, gathered to Him, the whole squadron, ²⁸ and, stripping Him, they place a scarlet mantle about Him, ²⁹ and, braiding a wreath out of thorns, they place it on His head, and a reed in His right hand, and, falling on their knees in front of Him, they scoff at Him, saying, "Rejoice, king of the Jews!" ³⁰ And spitting on Him, they got the reed and beat Him on His head. ³¹ And, when they scoff at Him, they strip Him of the mantle and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify. ³² Now, coming out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. This man they conscript, that he should be picking up His cross. ³³ And, coming to the place termed "Golgotha", which is termed "Skull's Place", ³⁴ they give Him wine mixed with bile to drink. And, tasting, He does not want to drink. ³⁵ Now, crucifying Him, they divide His garments, casting the lot. ³⁶ And, sitting, they kept Him there. ³⁷ And they place above His head His charge written: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." ³⁸ Then are being crucified together with Him two robbers, one at the right and one at the left. ³⁹ Now those going by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, "You who are demolishing the temple and building it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, descend from the cross!" ⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, with the scribes and elders, scoffing, said, ⁴² "Others he saves! Himself he can not save! If he is king of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him! ⁴³ He has confidence in God. Let Him rescue him now, if He is wanting him, for he said that 'God's Son am I!'" ⁴⁴ Now with the same, the robbers also, who are crucified together with Him, reproached Him. ⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour darkness came over the entire land till the ninth hour. ⁴⁶ Now about the ninth hour Jesus exclaims with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi! Eloi! Lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me?" ⁴⁷ Now some of those standing there, hearing it, said that "He is summoning Elijah." ⁴⁸ And immediately one from among them, running and getting a sponge, filling it with vinegar and sticking it on a reed, gave Him a drink. ⁴⁹ Yet the rest said, "Let be! We may see if Elijah is coming, and saving him." Now another, getting a lance head, pierces His side, and out came water and blood. ⁵⁰ Now Jesus, again crying with a loud voice, lets out the spirit. ⁵¹ And lo! the curtain of the temple is rent in two from above to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks are rent, ⁵² and the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the reposing saints were roused, ⁵³ and, coming out of the tombs after His rousing, they entered into the holy city and are disclosed to many. ⁵⁴ Now the centurion and those with him who are keeping Jesus, perceiving the quake and the occurrences, were tremendously afraid, saying, "Truly this was God's Son!" ⁵⁵ Now many women were there also, beholding from afar, who follow Jesus from Galilee, dispensing to Him, ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. ⁵⁷ Now, evening coming on, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself also is a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He, coming to Pilate, requests the body of Jesus. Then Pilate orders the body to be given up. ⁵⁹ And, getting the body, Joseph folds it up in a clean linen wrapper ⁶⁰ and places it in his new tomb which he quarries in the rock. And, rolling a large stone on to the door of the tomb, he came away. ⁶¹ Now Miriam Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting in front of the sepulcher. ⁶² Now, on the morrow which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered to Pilate, ⁶³ saying, "Lord, we are reminded that that deceiver said while still living, 'After three days shall I be roused.' ⁶⁴ Then order the sepulcher to be secured till the third day, lest at some time his disciples, coming, should be stealing him and may be saying to the people, 'He was roused from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first." ⁶⁵ Yet Pilate averred to them, "You have a detail. Go, make it secure, as you are aware." ⁶⁶ Now they, being gone, secure the sepulcher, sealing the stone, with the detail.