Mat 27 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now when morning came , all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death ;

1 ^aNow when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death; 2 and they bound Him, and led Him away and ^bdelivered Him to ^cPilate the governor.

3 Then when ^dJudas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned ^ethe thirty ^{▼▼ Or silver shekels}pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? ^gSee to that yourself!” 5 And he threw the pieces of silver into ^hthe temple sanctuary and departed; and ⁱhe went away and hanged himself. 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.” 7 And they conferred together and ^{▼▼ Lit from them}with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. 8 ^kFor this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: ^l“And ^{▼▼ Or I took; cf Zec.11.13} they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; 10 ⁿ and ^{▼▼ Some early mss read I gave} they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus before Pilate

11 ^pNow Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the ^qKing of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, ^r“It is as you say.” 12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, ^sHe did not answer. 13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” 14 And ^tHe did not answer him with regard to even a single ^{▼▼ Lit word}charge, so the governor was quite amazed.

15 ^vNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the ^{▼▼ Lit crowd}people any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus ^xwho is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

19 ^yWhile he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that ^zrighteous Man; for ^{▼▼ Lit today}last night I suffered greatly ^abin a dream because of Him.” 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ^acask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death. 21 But the governor ^{▼▼ Lit answered and said to them}said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus ^aewho is called Christ?” They all said, ^{▼▼ Lit Let Him be crucified}“Crucify Him!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, ^{▼▼ Lit Let Him be crucified}“Crucify Him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that ^aha riot was starting, he took water and ^aiwashed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^ajthis Man’s blood; ^aksee to that yourselves.” 25 And all the people said, ^al“His blood shall be on us and on our children!” 26 Then he released Barabbas ^{▼▼ Or to them}for them; but after having Jesus ^anscourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 ^aoThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into ^apthe ^{▼▼ I.e. the governor’s official residence}Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman ^{▼▼ Or battalion
,} ^ascohort around Him. 28 They stripped Him and ^atput a scarlet robe on Him. 29 ^auAnd after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a ^{▼▼ Or staff; i.e. to mimic a king’s scepter}reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, ^aw“Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 ^axThey spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. 31 ^ayAfter they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

32 ^azAs they were coming out, they found a man of ^baCyrene named Simon, ^{▼▼ Lit this one}whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

33 ^bcAnd when they came to a place called ^bdGolgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 ^bethey gave Him ^bfwine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

35 And when they had crucified Him, ^bgthey divided up His garments among themselves by casting ^{▼▼ Lit a lot}lots. 36 And sitting down, they began to ^bikeep watch over Him there. 37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him ^{▼▼ Lit written}which read, ^bk“THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

38 At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those passing by were ^{▼▼ Or blaspheming}hurling abuse at Him, ^bmwagging their heads 40 and saying, ^bn“You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^boIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, 42 ^bp“He saved others; ^{▼▼ Or can He not save Himself?}He cannot save Himself. ^brHe is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 ^bs“He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^{▼▼ Or takes pleasure in; or cares for him} delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 ^buThe robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

45 ^bvNow from the ^{▼▼ I.e. 12 noon}sixth hour darkness ^{▼▼ Or occurred}fell upon all the land until the ^{▼▼ I.e. 3 p.m.}ninth hour. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^bz“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 ^caImmediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. 49 But the rest of them said, ^{▼▼ Lit Permit that we see}“Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him ^{▼▼ Some early mss read And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood (cf Jhn.19.34)}.” 50 And Jesus ^cdcried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 ^ceAnd behold, ^cfthe ^{▼▼ Or curtain}veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^chthe earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints who had ^cjfallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^ckthe holy city and appeared to many. 54 ^clNow the centurion, and those who were with him ^cmkeeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^cnthe earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was ^{▼▼ Or a son of God or a son of a god
,} ^cpthe Son of God!”

55 ^cqMany women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ^{▼▼ Or caring for Him
,} ^csministering to Him. 56 Among them was ^ctMary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and ^cuthe mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 ^cvWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled ^cwa large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 And ^cxMary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

62 Now on the next day, ^{▼▼ Lit which is after}the day after ^czthe preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63 and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘ ^daAfter three days I am to rise again.’ 64 “Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a ^dbguard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 And they went and made the grave secure, and along with ^dcthe guard they set a ^ddseal on ^dethe stone.