Matthew 27

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When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

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They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

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Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate governed Judea ten years under the emperor Tiberius , from his 13th to his 23rd year ad 26 to 36; but , having exercised great cruelties against the Samaritans , they complained to Vitellius , governor of Syria , who sent Marcellus , one of his friends , to superintend Judea , and ordered Pilate to Rome , to give an account of his conduct to Tiberius. The emperor was dead before he arrived; but it is an ancient tradition , that he was banished to Vienne in Dauphiny , where he was reduced to such extremity that he killed himself with his own sword two years after.

Matthew 27:3

When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

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“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

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So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

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because The Jews considered it was strictly forbidden by the Divine law to bring any filthy or iniquitous gain into the temple. For this reason they now refused to allow this money to be placed in the chest in the temple , amongst the former contributions for its repairs. In this , they were right enough , but by the very act of refusing this money , they proved themselves to be gross perverters of the spirit of God's requirements . they saw not that it was much less lawful for them , who had hired Judas to this sordid action , to be employed in the service of the temple. Those that "bear the vessels of the Lord ," ought to be holy. Thus our Lord's words , "Ye blind guides! ye strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

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That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

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Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

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of the children of Israel did value or , bought of the children of Israel

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and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

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Matthew 27:11

Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

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Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

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But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

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Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

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At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

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So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

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For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

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Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

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Matthew 27:21

“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.

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“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

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Matthew 27:23

“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

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Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

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All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

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Matthew 27:26

So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

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Matthew 27:27

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.

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Matthew 27:28

They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

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a scarlet robe Mark calls it a purple robe; but by נןסצץסב [Strong's G4209] is denoted whatever is of a dazzling red; and the words ךןךךיםןם [Strong's G2847] , scarlet , and נןסצץסב [Strong's G4209] , purple , are not infrequently interchanged.

Matthew 27:29

And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Matthew 27:30

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

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Matthew 27:31

After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

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Matthew 27:32

Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

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Matthew 27:33

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

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Matthew 27:34

they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

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vinegar Mark says wine mingled with myrrh; but as the sour wine used by the Roman soldiers and common people was termed ןיםןע [Strong's G3631] wine , and ןמןע [Strong's G3690] vinegar , vin aigre (French) , is sour wine; and as chole [Strong's G5521] gall , is applied to bitters of any kind , it is not difficult to reconcile the two accounts.

Matthew 27:35

When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

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Matthew 27:36

And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

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Matthew 27:37

Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Matthew 27:38

Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.

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And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

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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!”

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In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

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“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

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He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

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Matthew 27:44

In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

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Matthew 27:45

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

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About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

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When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

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Matthew 27:48

One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.

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Matthew 27:49

But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

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Matthew 27:50

When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

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Matthew 27:51

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

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Matthew 27:52

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

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Matthew 27:53

After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

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And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

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Matthew 27:56

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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Matthew 27:57

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

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He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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Matthew 27:59

So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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Matthew 27:60

and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

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Matthew 27:61

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

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Matthew 27:62

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

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Matthew 27:63

“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

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Matthew 27:64

So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

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Matthew 27:65

“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

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Matthew 27:66

So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

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and made Every thing was here done which human policy and prudence could , to prevent a resurrection , which these very precautions had the most direct tendency to authenticate and establish.