Matthew 27
1. When the morning was come * , all the chief priests and elders of the people took * counsel against Jesus to put * him to death * :
2. And when they had bound * him, they led him away * , and delivered * him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3. Then Judas, which had betrayed * him, when he saw * that he was condemned * , repented himself * , and brought again * the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4. Saying * , I have sinned * in that I have betrayed * the innocent blood. And they said * , What is that to us? see * thou to that.
5. And he cast down * the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed * , and went * and hanged himself * .
6. And the chief priests took * the silver pieces, and said * , It is * not lawful * for to put * them into the treasury, because it is * the price of blood.
7. And they took * counsel, and bought * with them the potter's field, to bury * strangers in.
8. Wherefore that field was called * , The field of blood, unto this day.
9. Then was fulfilled * that which was spoken * by Jeremy the prophet,saying * , And they took * the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued * , whom they of the children of Israel did value * ;
10. And gave * them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed * me.
11. And Jesus stood * before the governor: and the governor asked * him, saying * , Art * thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said * unto him, Thou sayest * .
12. And when he was accused * of the chief priests and elders, he answered * nothing.
13. Then said * Pilate unto him,Hearest thou * not how many things they witness against * thee?
14. And he answered * him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled * greatly.
15. Now at that feast the governor was wont * to release * unto the people a prisoner, whom they would * .
16. And they had * then a notable prisoner, called * Barabbas.
17. Therefore when they were gathered together * , Pilate said * unto them, Whom will ye * that I release * unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called * Christ?
18. For he knew * that for envy they had delivered * him.
19. When he was set down * on the judgment seat, his wife sent * unto him, saying * , Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered * many things this day in a dream because of him.
20. But the chief priests and elders persuaded * the multitude that they should ask * Barabbas, and destroy * Jesus.
21. The governor answered * and said * unto them, Whether of the twain will ye * that I release * unto you? They said * , Barabbas.
22. Pilate saith * unto them, What shall I do * then with Jesus which is called * Christ? They all say * unto him, Let him be crucified * .
23. And the governor said * , Why, what evil hath he done * ? But they cried out * the more, saying * , Let him be crucified * .
24. When Pilate saw * that he could prevail * nothing, but that rather a tumult was made * , he took * water, and washed * his hands before the multitude, saying * , I am * innocent of the blood of this just person: see * ye to it.
25. Then answered * all the people, and said * , His blood be on us, and on our children.
26. Then released he * Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged * Jesus, he delivered * him to be crucified * .
27. Then the soldiers of the governor took * Jesus into the common hall,and gathered * unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28. And they stripped * him, and put on * him a scarlet robe.
29. And when they had platted * a crown of thorns, they put * it upon 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 !
30. And they spit * upon him,and took * the reed, and smote * him on the head.
31. And after that they had mocked * him, they took * the robe off * from him, and put * his own raiment on * him, and led * him away * to crucify * him.
32. And as they came out * , they found * a man of Cyrene, Simon by name:him they compelled * to bear * his cross.
33. And when they were come * unto a place called * Golgotha, that is * to say * , a place of a skull,
34. They gave * him vinegar to drink * mingled * with gall: and when he had tasted * thereof, he would * not drink * .
35. And they crucified * him, and parted * his garments, casting * lots: that it might be fulfilled * which was spoken * by the prophet, They parted * my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast * lots.
36. And sitting down * they watched * him there;
37. And set up * over his head his accusation written * , THIS IS * JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38. Then were there two thieves crucified * with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39. And they that passed by * reviled * him, wagging * their heads,
40. And saying * , Thou that destroyest * the temple, and buildest * it in three days, save * thyself. If thou be * the Son of God, come down * from the cross.
41. Likewise also the chief priests mocking * him, with the scribes and elders, said * ,
42. He saved * others; himself he cannot * save * . If he be * the King of Israel, let him * now come down * from the cross,and we will believe * him.
43. He trusted * in God; let him deliver * him now, if he will have * him: for he said * , I am * the Son of God.
44. The thieves also, which were crucified * with him, cast * the same in his teeth * .
45. Now from the sixth hour there was * darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried * with a loud voice, saying * , Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that * is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken * me?
47. Some of them that stood * there, when they heard * that, said * , This man calleth for * Elias.
48. And straightway one of them ran * , and took * a spunge, and filled * it with vinegar,and put it on * a reed, and gave * him to drink * .
49. The rest said * , Let be * , let us see * whether Elias will come * to save * him.
50. Jesus, when he had cried * again with a loud voice, yielded up * the ghost.
51. And, behold * , the veil of the temple was rent * in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake * , and the rocks rent * ;
52. And the graves were opened * ; and many bodies of the saints which slept * arose * ,
53. And came * out of the graves after his resurrection, and went * into the holy city, and appeared * unto many.
54. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching * Jesus,saw * the earthquake, and those things that were done * , they feared * greatly, saying * , Truly this was * the Son of God.
55. And many women were * there beholding * afar off, which followed * Jesus from Galilee, ministering * unto him:
56. Among which was * Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57. When the even was come * , there came * a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was * Jesus' disciple * :
58. He went * to Pilate, and begged * the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded * the body to be delivered * .
59. And when Joseph had taken * the body, he 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 * a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed * .
61. And there was * Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting * over against the sepulchre.
62. Now the next day, that followed * the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together * unto Pilate,
63. Saying * , Sir, we remember * that that deceiver said * , while he was yet alive * , After three days I will rise again * .
64. Command * therefore that the sepulchre be made sure * until the third day, lest his disciples come * by night, and steal * him away * , and say * unto the people, He is risen * from the dead: so the last error shall be * worse than the first.
65. Pilate said * unto them, Ye have * a watch: go your way * , make it as sure * as ye can * .
66. So they went * , and made * the sepulchre sure * , sealing * the stone, and setting a watch.
