Matthew 27

1And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

2And they brought him bound, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

3Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients,

4Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it.

5And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.

6But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.

7And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter’s field, to be a burying place for strangers.

8For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day.

9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel.

10And they gave them unto the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed to me.

11And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.

12And when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients, he answered nothing.

13Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee?

14And he answered him to never a word; so that the governor wondered exceedingly.

15Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

16And he had then a notorious prisoner, that was called Barabbas.

17They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ?

18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

19And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to 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.

20But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and make Jesus away.

21And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.

22Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.

23The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

24And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; look you to it.

25And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children.

26Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified.

27Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band;

28And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.

29And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews.

30And spitting upon him, they took the reed, and struck his head.

31And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.

32And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross.

33And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.

34And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

35And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

36And they sat and watched him.

37And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38Then were crucified with him two thieves: one on the right hand, and one on the left.

39And they that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

40And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

41In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and ancients, mocking, said:

42He 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.

43He trusted in God; let him now deliver him if he will have him; for he said: I am the Son of God.

44And the selfsame thing the thieves also, that were crucified with him, reproached him with.

45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

47And some that stood there and heard, said: This man calleth Elias.

48And immediately one of them running took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar; and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

49And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.

50And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

51And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.

52And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

53And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.

54Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.

55And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

56Among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.

58He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

59And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth.

60And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went his way.

61And there was there Mary Magdalen, and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre.

62And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

63Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again.

64Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.

65Pilate saith to them: You have a guard; go, guard it as you know.

66And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting guards.

1Mane autem facto, consilium inierunt omnes principes sacerdotum et seniores populi adversus Jesum, ut eum morti traderent.

2Et vinctum adduxerunt eum, et tradiderunt Pontio Pilato præsidi.

3Tunc videns Judas, qui eum tradidit, quod damnatus esset, pœnitentia ductus, retulit triginta argenteos principibus sacerdotum, et senioribus,

4dicens: Peccavi, tradens sanguinem justum. At illi dixerunt: Quid ad nos? tu videris.

5Et projectis argenteis in templo, recessit: et abiens laqueo se suspendit.

6Principes autem sacerdotum, acceptis argenteis, dixerunt: Non licet eos mittere in corbonam: quia pretium sanguinis est.

7Consilio autem inito, emerunt ex illis agrum figuli, in sepulturam peregrinorum.

8Propter hoc vocatus est ager ille, Haceldama, hoc est, Ager sanguinis, usque in hodiernum diem.

9Tunc impletum est quod dictum est per Jeremiam prophetam, dicentem: Et acceperunt triginta argenteos pretium appretiati, quem appretiaverunt a filiis Israël:

10et dederunt eos in agrum figuli, sicut constituit mihi Dominus.

11Jesus autem stetit ante præsidem, et interrogavit eum præses, dicens: Tu es rex Judæorum? Dicit illi Jesus: Tu dicis.

12Et cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum et senioribus, nihil respondit.

13Tunc dicit illi Pilatus: Non audis quanta adversum te dicunt testimonia?

14Et non respondit ei ad ullum verbum, ita ut miraretur præses vehementer.

15Per diem autem solemnem consueverat præses populo dimittere unum vinctum, quem voluissent:

16habebat autem tunc vinctum insignem, qui dicebatur Barrabas.

17Congregatis ergo illis, dixit Pilatus: Quem vultis dimittam vobis: Barabbam, an Jesum, qui dicitur Christus?

18Sciebat enim quod per invidiam tradidissent eum.

19Sedente autem illo pro tribunali, misit ad eum uxor ejus, dicens: Nihil tibi, et justo illi: multa enim passa sum hodie per visum propter eum.

20Principes autem sacerdotum et seniores persuaserunt populis ut peterent Barabbam, Jesum vero perderent.

21Respondens autem præses, ait illis: Quem vultis vobis de duobus dimitti? At illi dixerunt: Barabbam.

22Dicit illis Pilatus: Quid igitur faciam de Jesu, qui dicitur Christus?

23Dicunt omnes: Crucifigatur. Ait illis præses: Quid enim mali fecit? At illi magis clamabant dicentes: Crucifigatur.

24Videns autem Pilatus quia nihil proficeret, sed magis tumultus fieret: accepta aqua, lavit manus coram populo, dicens: Innocens ego sum a sanguine justi hujus: vos videritis.

25Et respondens universus populus, dixit: Sanguis ejus super nos, et super filios nostros.

26Tunc dimisit illis Barabbam: Jesum autem flagellatum tradidit eis ut crucifigeretur.

27Tunc milites præsidis suscipientes Jesum in prætorium, congregaverunt ad eum universam cohortem:

28et exuentes eum, chlamydem coccineam circumdederunt ei,

29et plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput ejus, et arundinem in dextera ejus. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei, dicentes: Ave rex Judæorum.

30Et exspuentes in eum, acceperunt arundinem, et percutiebant caput ejus.

31Et postquam illuserunt ei, exuerunt eum chlamyde, et induerunt eum vestimentis ejus, et duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent.

32Exeuntes autem invenerunt hominem Cyrenæum, nomine Simonem: hunc angariaverunt ut tolleret crucem ejus.

33Et venerunt in locum qui dicitur Golgotha, quod est Calvariæ locus.

34Et dederunt ei vinum bibere cum felle mistum. Et cum gustasset, noluit bibere.

35Postquam autem crucifixerunt eum, diviserunt vestimenta ejus, sortem mittentes: ut impleretur quod dictum est per prophetam dicentem: Diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea, et super vestem meam miserunt sortem.

36Et sedentes servabant eum.

37Et imposuerunt super caput ejus causam ipsius scriptam: Hic est Jesus rex Judæorum.

38Tunc crucifixi sunt cum eo duo latrones: unus a dextris, et unus a sinistris.

39Prætereuntes autem blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua,

40et dicentes: Vah ! qui destruis templum Dei, et in triduo illud reædificas: salva temetipsum: si Filius Dei es, descende de cruce.

41Similiter et principes sacerdotum illudentes cum scribis et senioribus dicebant:

42Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere: si rex Israël est, descendat nunc de cruce, et credimus ei:

43confidit in Deo: liberet nunc, si vult eum: dixit enim: Quia Filius Dei sum.

44Idipsum autem et latrones, qui crucifixi erant cum eo, improperabant ei.

45A sexta autem hora tenebræ factæ sunt super universam terram usque ad horam nonam.

46Et circa horam nonam clamavit Jesus voce magna, dicens: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? hoc est: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?

47Quidam autem illic stantes, et audientes, dicebant: Eliam vocat iste.

48Et continuo currens unus ex eis, acceptam spongiam implevit aceto, et imposuit arundini, et dabat ei bibere.

49Ceteri vero dicebant: Sine, videamus an veniat Elias liberans eum.

50Jesus autem iterum clamans voce magna, emisit spiritum.

51Et ecce velum templi scissum est in duas partes a summo usque deorsum: et terra mota est, et petræ scissæ sunt,

52et monumenta aperta sunt: et multa corpora sanctorum, qui dormierant, surrexerunt.

53Et exeuntes de monumentis post resurrectionem ejus, venerunt in sanctam civitatem, et apparuerunt multis.

54Centurio autem, et qui cum eo erant, custodientes Jesum, viso terræmotu, et his quæ fiebant, timuerunt valde, dicentes: Vere Filius Dei erat iste.

55Erant autem ibi mulieres multæ a longe, quæ secutæ erant Jesum a Galilæa, ministrantes ei:

56inter quas erat Maria Magdalene, et Maria Jacobi, et Joseph mater, et mater filiorum Zebedæi.

57Cum autem sero factum esset, venit quidam homo dives ab Arimathæa, nomine Joseph, qui et ipse discipulus erat Jesu:

58hic accessit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Jesu. Tunc Pilatus jussit reddi corpus.

59Et accepto corpore, Joseph involvit illud in sindone munda,

60et posuit illud in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Et advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, et abiit.

61Erant autem ibi Maria Magdalene, et altera Maria, sedentes contra sepulchrum.

62Altera autem die, quæ est post Parasceven, convenerunt principes sacerdotum et pharisæi ad Pilatum,

63dicentes: Domine, recordati sumus, quia seductor ille dixit adhuc vivens: Post tres dies resurgam.

64Jube ergo custodiri sepulchrum usque in diem tertium: ne forte veniant discipuli ejus, et furentur eum, et dicant plebi: Surrexit a mortuis: et erit novissimus error pejor priore.

65Ait illis Pilatus: Habetis custodiam, ite, custodite sicut scitis.

66Illi autem abeuntes, munierunt sepulchrum, signantes lapidem, cum custodibus.

1Then, when morning arrived, all the leaders of the priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so that they might deliver him to death.

2And they led him, bound, and handed him over to Pontius Pilate, the procurator.

3Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he had been condemned, regretting his conduct, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the leaders of the priests and the elders,

4saying, “I have sinned in betraying just blood.” But they said to him: “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”

5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed. And going out, he hanged himself with a snare.

6But the leaders of the priests, having taken up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple offerings, because it is the price of blood.”

7Then, having taken counsel, they bought the potter’s field with it, as a burying place for sojourners.

8For this reason, that field is called Haceldama, that is, ‘The Field of Blood,’ even to this very day.

9Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one being appraised, whom they appraised before the sons of Israel,

10and they gave it for the potter’s field, just as the Lord appointed to me.”

11Now Jesus stood before the procurator, and the procurator questioned him, saying, “You are the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “You are saying so.”

12And when he was accused by the leaders of the priests and the elders, he responded nothing.

13Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how much testimony they speak against you?”

14And he did not respond any word to him, so that the procurator wondered greatly.

15Now on the solemn day, the procurator was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whomever they wished.

16And at that time, he had a notorious prisoner, who was called Barabbas.

17Therefore, having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it that you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”

18For he knew that it was out of envy they had handed him over.

19But as he was sitting in the place for the tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying: “It is nothing to you, and he is just. For I have experienced many things today through a vision for his sake.”

20But the leaders of the priests and the elders persuaded the people, so that they would ask for Barabbas, and so that Jesus would perish.

21Then, in response, the procurator said to them, “Which of the two do you want to be released to you?” But they said to him, “Barabbas.”

22Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do about Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified.”

23The procurator said to them, “But what evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let him be crucified.”

24Then Pilate, seeing that he was able to accomplish nothing, but that a greater tumult was occurring, taking water, washed his hands in the sight of the people, saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this just man. See to it yourselves.”

25And the entire people responded by saying, “May his blood be upon us and upon our children.”

26Then he released Barabbas to them. But Jesus, having been scourged, he handed over to them, so that he would be crucified.

27Then the soldiers of the procurator, taking Jesus up to the praetorium, gathered the entire cohort around him.

28And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak around him.

29And plaiting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, with a reed in his right hand. And genuflecting before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews.”

30And spitting on him, they took the reed and struck his head.

31And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, and clothed him with his own garments, and they led him away to crucify him.

32But as they were going out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, named Simon, whom they compelled to take up his cross.

33And they arrived at the place which is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.

34And they gave him wine to drink, mixed with gall. And when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.

35Then, after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots, in order to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying: “They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment they cast lots.”

36And sitting down, they observed him.

37And they set his accusation above his head, written as: THIS IS JESUS, KING OF THE JEWS.

38Then two robbers were crucified with him: one on the right and one on the left.

39But those passing by blasphemed him, shaking their heads,

40and saying: “Ah, so you would destroy the temple of God and in three days rebuild it! Save your own self. If you are the Son of God, descend from the cross.”

41And similarly, the leaders of the priests, with the scribes and the elders, mocking him, said:

42“He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

43He trusted in God; so now, let God free him, if he wills him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44Then, the robbers who were crucified with him also reproached him with the very same thing.

45Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the entire earth, even until the ninth hour.

46And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: “Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”

47Then certain ones who were standing and listening there said, “This man calls upon Elijah.”

48And one of them, running quickly, took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and he set it on a reed and he gave it to him to drink.

49Yet truly, the others said, “Wait. Let us see whether Elijah will come to free him.”

50Then Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, gave up his life.

51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn into two parts, from top to bottom. And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split apart.

52And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose.

53And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

54Now the centurion and those who were with him, guarding Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were very fearful, saying: “Truly, this was the Son of God.”

55And in that place, there were many women, at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.

56Among these were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57Then, when evening had arrived, a certain wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph, arrived, who himself was also a disciple of Jesus.

58This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be released.

59And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it in a clean finely-woven linen cloth,

60and he placed it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and he went away.

61Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher.

62Then the next day, which is after the Preparation day, the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate together,

63saying: “Lord, we have remembered that this seducer said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days, I will rise again.’

64Therefore, order the sepulcher to be guarded until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples may come and steal him, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ And this last error would be worse than the first.”

65Pilate said to them: “You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know how.”

66Then, going out, they secured the sepulcher with guards, sealing the stone.