Matthew - Chapter 27

1Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death. 2And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler. 3Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority, 4Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business. 5And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging. 6And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood. 7And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries. 8For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day. 9Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel; 10And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord. 11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so. 12But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer. 13Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you? 14And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised. 15Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection. 16And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas. 17So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ? 18For he saw that for envy they had given him up. 19And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him. 20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death. 21But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas. 22Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. 23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him! 24So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible. 25And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children. 26Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross. 27Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together. 28And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe. 29And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews. 30And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod. 31And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross. 32And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross. 33And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head, 34They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more. 35And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance. 36And they were seated there watching him. 37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left. 39And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, 40You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said, 42A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. 43He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God. 44And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him. 45Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour. 46And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? 47And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah. 48And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink. 49And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help. 50And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit. 51And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken; 52And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life; 53And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people. 54Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God. 55And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs. 56Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus: 58This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him. 59And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen, 60And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away. 61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead. 62Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate, 63Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead. 64Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. 65Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able. 66So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.