Matthew 27

(1) 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the
people plotted against
Jesus to put Him to death. 2And when they had bound Him, they led
Him away and
delivered Him to Pontius[1] Pilate the governor.

(2) 3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned,
was remorseful
and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests
and elders, 4saying, "I
have sinned by betraying innocent blood."
And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and
departed, and went and
hanged himself.
6But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not
lawful to put them into
the treasury, because they are the price of blood." 7And they
consulted together and
bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
8Therefore that field has
been called the Field of Blood to this day.
9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,
saying, "And they took
the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom
they of the children
of Israel priced, 10and gave them for the potter's field, as the
LORD directed me."[2]

(3) 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked
Him, saying, "Are
You the King of the Jews?"
Jesus said to him, "It is as you say." 12And while He was being
accused by the chief
priests and elders, He answered nothing.
13Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they
testify against
You?" 14But He answered him not one word, so that the governor
marveled greatly.

(4) 15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to
the multitude
one prisoner whom they wished. 16And at that time they had a
notorious prisoner
called Barabbas.[3] 17Therefore, when they had gathered together,
Pilate said to
them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus
who is called
Christ?" 18For he knew that they had handed Him over because of
envy.
19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him,
saying, "Have
nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things
today in a dream
because of Him."
20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that
they should ask for
Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21The governor answered and said to
them, "Which of
the two do you want me to release to you?"
They said, "Barabbas!"
22Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do with Jesus who is
called Christ?"
They all said to him, "Let Him be crucified!"
23Then the governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?"
But they cried out all the more, saying, "Let Him be crucified!"
24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that
a tumult was rising,
he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I
am innocent of
the blood of this just Person.[4] You see to it."
25And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on
our children."
26Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered
Him to be crucified.

(5) 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium and gathered
the whole garrison around Him. 28And they stripped Him and put a
scarlet robe on Him.
29When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head,
and a reed in His
right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him,
saying, "Hail, King of
the Jews!" 30Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck
Him on the head.
31And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His
own clothes on
Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

(6) 32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by
name. Him they
compelled to bear His cross. 33And when they had come to a place
called Golgotha,
that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34they gave Him sour[5] wine
mingled with gall to
drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
35Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting
lots,[6] that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

"They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots."[7]

36Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37And they put up
over His head the
accusation written against Him:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and
another on the left.
39And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40and
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."
41Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and
elders,[8] said, 42"He
saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of
Israel,[9] let Him now come
down from the cross, and we will believe Him.[10] 43He trusted in
God; let Him deliver
Him now if He will have Him; for He said, "I am the Son of God."'
44Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the
same thing.

(7) 45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was
darkness over all the
land. 46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
saying, "Eli, Eli,
lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken
Me?"[11]
47Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, "This
Man is calling for
Elijah!" 48Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it
with sour wine and
put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.
49The rest said, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to
save Him."
50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His
spirit.
51Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom; and the
earth quaked, and the rocks were split, 52and the graves were
opened; and many
bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53and
coming out of the graves
after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared
to many.
54So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding
Jesus, saw the
earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly,
saying, "Truly this
was the Son of God!"
55And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to
Him, were there
looking on from afar, 56among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James
and Joses,[12] and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

(8) 57 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from
Arimathea, named
Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58This man
went to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to
be given to him.
59When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth, 60and laid it
in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a
large stone against
the door of the tomb, and departed. 61And Mary Magdalene was there,
and the other
Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

Matthew 28

(1) 1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to
dawn, Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2And behold,
there was a great
earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled
back the stone from the door,[1] and sat on it. 3His countenance
was like lightning,
and his clothing as white as snow. 4And the guards shook for fear
of him, and became
like dead men.
5But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid,
for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here; for He is risen, as
He said. Come, see
the place where the Lord lay. 7And go quickly and tell His
disciples that He is risen from
the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you
will see Him.
Behold, I have told you."
8So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy,
and ran to bring His
disciples word.

9 And as they went to tell His disciples,[2] behold, Jesus met
them, saying, "Rejoice!"
So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 10Then
Jesus said to them,
"Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and
there they will see Me."

11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into
the city and
reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.
12When they had
assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large
sum of money to
the soldiers, 13saying, "Tell them, "His disciples came at night
and stole Him away while
we slept.' 14And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will
appease him and make
you secure." 15So they took the money and did as they were
instructed; and this
saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

(2) 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the
mountain which Jesus
had appointed for them. 17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him;
but some
doubted.
18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been
given to Me in
heaven and on earth. 19Go therefore[3] and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, 20teaching them
to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with
you always, even
to the end of the age." Amen.[4]