Matthew 27

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 When morning came, al the chief priests and the elders of the people met in council to bring about thedeath of Jesus.	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 They had him bound and led him away to hand him over to Pilate, the governor.	2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 When he found that Jesus had been condemned, then Judas, his betrayer, was fil ed with remorse andtook the thirty silver pieces back to the chief priests and elders	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. I have betrayed innocent blood.' They replied, 'What is that to us? That is yourconcern.'	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 flinging down the silver pieces in the sanctuary he made off, and went and hanged himself.	5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and said, 'It is against the Law to put this into the treasury;it is blood-money.'	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 So they discussed the matter and with it bought the potter's field as a graveyard for foreigners,	7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
8 and this is why the field is stil cal ed the Field of Blood.	8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9 The word spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was then fulfil ed: And they took the thirty silverpieces, the sum at which the precious One was priced by the children of Israel,	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 they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me.	10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
11 Jesus, then, was brought before the governor, and the governor put to him this question, 'Are you theking of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'It is you who say it.'	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 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders he refused to answer at al .	12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Pilate then said to him, 'Do you not hear how many charges they have made against you?'	13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
14 But to the governor's amazement, he offered not a word in answer to any of the charges.	14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 At festival time it was the governor's practice to release a prisoner for the people, anyone they chose.	15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 Now there was then a notorious prisoner whose name was Barabbas.	16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 So when the crowd gathered, Pilate said to them, 'Which do you want me to release for you:Barabbas, or Jesus who is cal ed Christ?'	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 Pilate knew it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over.	18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19 Now as he was seated in the chair of judgement, his wife sent him a message, 'Have nothing to dowith that upright man; I have been extremely upset today by a dream that I had about 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 The chief priests and the elders, however, had persuaded the crowd to demand the release ofBarabbas and the execution of Jesus.	20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 So when the governor spoke and asked them, 'Which of the two do you want me to release for you?'they said, 'Barabbas.'	21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate said to them, 'But in that case, what am I to do with Jesus who is cal ed Christ?' They al said,'Let him be crucified!'	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 He asked, 'But what harm has he done?' But they shouted all the louder, '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 Then Pilate saw that he was making no impression, that in fact a riot was imminent. So he took somewater, washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, 'I am innocent of this man's blood. It is your concern.'	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 And the people, every one of them, shouted back, 'Let his blood be on us and on our children!'	25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then he released Barabbas for them. After having Jesus scourged he handed him over to becrucified.	26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus with them into the Praetorium and col ected the whole cohortround him.	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 a scarlet cloak round him,	28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his righthand. To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, 'Hail, king of the Jews!'	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 spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head with it.	30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the cloak and dressed him in his ownclothes and led him away to crucifixion.	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 On their way out, they came across a man from Cyrene, cal ed Simon, and enlisted him to carry hiscross.	32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 When they had reached a place cal ed Golgotha, that is, the place of the skul ,	33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 they gave him wine to drink mixed with gal , which he tasted but refused to drink.	34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 When they had finished crucifying him they shared out his clothing by casting lots,	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 then sat down and stayed there keeping guard over him.	36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 Above his head was placed the charge against him; it read: 'This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.'	37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.	38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 The passers-by jeered at him; they shook their heads	39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 and said, 'So you would destroy the Temple and in three days rebuild it! Then save yourself if you areGod's son and come down from the cross!'	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 The chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him in the same way,	41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 with the words, 'He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the king of Israel; let him come downfrom the cross now, and we wil believe in him.	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 has put his trust in God; now let God rescue him if he wants him. For he did say, "I am God'sson." '	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 Even the bandits who were crucified with him taunted him in the same way.	44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 From the sixth hour there was darkness over al the land until the ninth hour.	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 out in a loud voice, 'Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'MyGod, my God, why have you forsaken me?'	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 When some of those who stood there heard this, they said, 'The man is cal ing on Elijah,'	47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 and one of them quickly ran to get a sponge which he fil ed with vinegar and, putting it on a reed,gave it him to drink.	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 But the rest of them said, 'Wait! And see if Elijah wil come to save him.'	49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 But Jesus, again crying out in a loud voice, yielded up his spirit.	50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And suddenly, the veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, therocks were split,	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 the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy people rose from the dead,	52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 and these, after his resurrection, came out of the tombs, entered the holy city and appeared to anumber of people.	53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 The centurion, together with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and al that wastaking place, and they were terrified and said, 'In truth this man was son of God.'	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, watching from a distance, the same women who had followed Jesusfrom Galilee and looked after him.	55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother ofZebedee's sons.	56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, cal ed Joseph, who had himself becomea disciple of Jesus.	57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be handed over.	58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean shroud	59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and put it in his own new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock. He then rol ed a large stoneacross the entrance of the tomb and went away.	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 Now Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.	61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Next day, that is, when Preparation Day was over, the chief priests and the Pharisees went in a bodyto Pilate	62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 and said to him, 'Your Excel ency, we recal that this impostor said, while he was still alive, "Afterthree days I shall rise again."	63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Therefore give the order to have the sepulchre kept secure until the third day, for fear his disciplescome and steal him away and tel the people, "He has risen from the dead." This last piece of fraud would beworse than what went before.'	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 to them, 'You may have your guard; go and make al as secure as you know how.'	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 secure, putting seals on the stone and mounting a guard.	66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.