1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Matthew 27

1 Christ is delivered bound to Pilate. 3 Judas hangeth himself. 19 Pilate, admonished of his wife, 24 washeth his hands: 26 and looseth Barabbas. 29 Christ is crowned with thorns, 34 crucified, 40 reviled, 50 dieth, and is buried: 66 his sepulchre is sealed, and watched.

 27:1 Now 1161 when morning 4407 came 1096, all 3956 the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 of the people 2992 conferred 4824 2983 together against 2596 Jesus 2424 to put 2289 Him to death 2289;

 27:2 and they bound 1210 Him, and led 520 Him away 520 and delivered 3860 Him to Pilate 4091 the governor 2232.

 27:3 ¶ Then 5119 when Judas 2455, who had betrayed 3860 Him, saw 3708 that He had been condemned 2632, he felt 3338 remorse 3338 and returned 4762 the thirty 5144b pieces 694 of silver 694 to the chief 749 priests 749 and elders 4245,

 27:4 saying 3004, “I have sinned 264 by betraying 3860 innocent 121 blood 129.” But they said 3004, “What 5101 is that to us? See 3708 [to that] yourself 4771!”

 27:5 And he threw 4496 the pieces 694 of silver 694 into the temple 3485 sanctuary 3485 and departed 402; and he went 565 away 565 and hanged 519 himself.

 27:6 The chief 749 priests 749 took 2983 the pieces 694 of silver 694 and said 3004, “It is not lawful 1832 to put 906 them into the temple 2878b treasury 2878b, since 1893 it is the price 5092 of blood 129.”

 27:7 And they conferred 4824 2983 together 4824 and with the money 846 bought 59 the Potter’s 2763 Field 68 as a burial 5027 place 5027 for strangers 3581.

 27:8 For this 1352 reason 1352 that field 68 has been called 2564 the Field 68 of Blood 129 to this 4594 day 4594.

 27:9 Then 5119 that which was spoken 3004 through 1223 Jeremiah 2408 the prophet 4396 was fulfilled 4137: “AND THEY TOOK 2983 THE THIRTY 5144b PIECES 694 OF SILVER 694, THE PRICE 5092 OF THE ONE WHOSE 3739 PRICE 5091 HAD BEEN SET 5091 by the sons 5207 of Israel 2474;

 27:10 AND THEY GAVE 1325 THEM FOR THE POTTER’S 2763 FIELD 68, AS THE LORD 2962 DIRECTED 4929 ME.”

 27:11 ¶ Now 1161 Jesus 2424 stood 2476 before 1715 the governor 2232, and the governor 2232 questioned 1905 Him, saying 3004, “Are You the King 935 of the Jews 2453?” And Jesus 2424 said 5346 to him, “[It is as] you say 3004.”

 27:12 And while 1722 He was being accused 2723 by the chief 749 priests 749 and elders 4245, He did not answer 611.

 27:13 Then 5119 Pilate 4091 *said 3004 to Him, “Do You not hear 191 how 4214 many 4214 things 4214 they testify 2649 against 2649 You?”

 27:14 And He did not answer 611 him with regard 4314 to even 3761 a [single] charge 4487, so 5620 the governor 2232 was quite 3029 amazed 2296.

 27:15 ¶ Now 1161 at [the] feast 1859 the governor 2232 was accustomed 1486 to release 630 for the people 3793 [any] one 1520 prisoner 1198 whom 3739 they wanted 2309.

 27:16 At that time 5119 they were holding 2192 a notorious 1978 prisoner 1198, called 3004 Barabbas 912.

 27:17 So 3767 when the people 846 gathered 4863 together 4863, Pilate 4091 said 3004 to them, “Whom 5101 do you want 2309 me to release 630 for you? Barabbas 912, or 2228 Jesus 2424 who is called 3004 Christ 5547?”

 27:18 For he knew 3609a that because 1223 of envy 5355 they had handed 3860 Him over.

 27:19 ¶ While he was sitting 2521 on the judgment 968 seat 968, his wife 1135 sent 649 him [a message], saying 3004, “Have nothing 3367 to do with that righteous 1342 Man 1342; for last 4594 night 4594 I suffered 3958 greatly 4183 in a dream 3677 because 1223 of Him.”

 27:20 But the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 persuaded 3982 the crowds 3793 to ask 154 for Barabbas 912 and to put 622 Jesus 2424 to death 622.

 27:21 But the governor 2232 said 3004 to them, “Which 5101 of the two 1417 do you want 2309 me to release 630 for you?” And they said 3004, “Barabbas 912.”

 27:22 Pilate 4091 *said 3004 to them, “Then 3767 what 5101 shall I do 4160 with Jesus 2424 who is called 3004 Christ 5547?” They all 3956 *said 3004, “Crucify 4717 Him!”

 27:23 And he said 5346, “Why 1063, what 5101 evil 2556 has He done 4160?” But they kept shouting 2896 all 4057 the more 4057, saying 3004, “Crucify 4717 Him!”

 27:24 ¶ When Pilate 4091 saw 3708 that he was accomplishing 5623 nothing 3762, but rather 3123 that a riot 2351 was starting 1096, he took 2983 water 5204 and washed 633 his hands 5495 in front 2713 of the crowd 3793, saying 3004, “I am 1510 innocent 121 of this 3778 Man’s 3778 blood 129; see 3708 [to that] yourselves 4771.”

 27:25 And all 3956 the people 2992 said 3004, “His blood 129 shall be on us and on our children 5043!”

 27:26 Then 5119 he released 630 Barabbas 912 for them; but after having Jesus 2424 scourged 5417, he handed 3860 Him over to be crucified 4717.

 27:27 ¶ Then 5119 the soldiers 4757 of the governor 2232 took 3880 Jesus 2424 into the Praetorium 4232 and gathered 4863 the whole 3650 [Roman] cohort 4686 around 1909 Him.

 27:28 They stripped 1562 Him and put 4060 a scarlet 2847 robe 5511 on Him.

 27:29 And after twisting 4120 together a crown 4735 of thorns 173, they put 2007 it on His head 2776, and a reed 2563 in His right 1188 hand 1188; and they knelt 1120 down 1120 before 1715 Him and mocked 1702 Him, saying 3004, “Hail 5463, King 935 of the Jews 2453!”

 27:30 They spat 1716 on Him, and took 2983 the reed 2563 and [began] to beat 5180 Him on the head 2776.

 27:31 After 3753 they had mocked 1702 Him, they took 1562 the [scarlet] robe 5511 off 1562 Him and put 1746a His [own] garments 2440 back on Him, and led 520 Him away 520 to crucify 4717 Him.

 27:32 ¶ As they were coming 1831 out, they found 2147 a man 444 of Cyrene 2956 named 3686 Simon 4613, whom 3778 they pressed 29 into service 29 to bear 142 His cross 4716.

 27:33 ¶ And when they came 2064 to a place 5117 called 3004 Golgotha 1115, which 3739 means 3004 Place 5117 of a Skull 2898,

 27:34 they gave 1325 Him wine 3631 to drink 4095 mixed 3396 with gall 5521; and after tasting 1089 [it], He was unwilling 3756 2309 to drink 4095.

 27:35 ¶ And when they had crucified 4717 Him, they divided 1266 up His garments 2440 among 1266 themselves by casting 906 lots 2819.

 27:36 And sitting 2521 down 2521, they [began] to keep 5083 watch 5083 over 5083 Him there 1563.

 27:37 And above 1883 His head 2776 they put 2007 up the charge 156 against 156 Him which read 1125, “THIS 3778 IS JESUS 2424 THE KING 935 OF THE JEWS 2453.”

 27:38 ¶ At that time 5119 two 1417 robbers 3027 *were crucified 4717 with Him, one 1520 on the right 1188 and one 1520 on the left 2176.

 27:39 And those 3588 passing 3899 by were hurling 987 abuse 987 at Him, wagging 2795 their heads 2776

 27:40 and saying 3004, “You who [are going to] destroy 2647 the temple 3485 and rebuild 3618 it in three 5140 days 2250, save 4982 Yourself 4572! If 1487 You are the Son 5207 of God 2316, come 2597 down 2597 from the cross 4716.”

 27:41 In the same 3668 way 3668 the chief 749 priests 749 also 2532, along with the scribes 1122 and elders 4245, were mocking 1702 [Him] and saying 3004,

 27:42 “He saved 4982 others 243; He cannot 1410 3756 save 4982 Himself 1438. He is the King 935 of Israel 2474; let Him now 3568 come 2597 down 2597 from the cross 4716, and we will believe 4100 in Him.

 27:43 “HE TRUSTS 3982 IN GOD 2316; LET GOD 2316 RESCUE 4506 [Him] now 3568, IF 1487 HE DELIGHTS 2309 IN HIM; for He said 3004, ‘I am 1510 the Son 5207 of God 2316.’”

 27:44 The robbers 3027 who had been crucified 4957 with Him were also 2532 insulting 3679 Him with the same 846 words.

 27:45 ¶ Now 1161 from the sixth 1623 hour 5610 darkness 4655 fell 1096 upon all 3956 the land 1093 until 2193 the ninth 1729a hour 5610.

 27:46 About 4012 the ninth 1729a hour 5610 Jesus 2424 cried 310 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456, saying 3004, “ELI 2241, ELI 2241, LAMA 2982 SABACHTHANI 4518?” that is, “MY GOD 2316, MY GOD 2316, WHY 2444 HAVE YOU FORSAKEN 1459 ME?”

 27:47 And some 5100 of those 3588 who were standing 2476 there 1563, when they heard 191 it, [began] saying 3004, “This 3778 man 3778 is calling 5455 for Elijah 2243.”

 27:48 Immediately 2112 one 1520 of them ran 5143, and taking 2983 a sponge 4699, he filled 4092a it with sour 3690 wine 3690 and put 4060 it on a reed 2563, and gave 4222 Him a drink 4222.

 27:49 But the rest 3062 [of them] said 3004, “Let 863 us see 3708 whether 1487 Elijah 2243 will come 2064 to save 4982 Him.”

 27:50 And Jesus 2424 cried 2896 out again 3825 with a loud 3173 voice 5456, and yielded 863 up His spirit 4151.

 27:51 And behold 2400, the veil 2665 of the temple 3485 was torn 4977 in two 1417 from top 509 to bottom 2736; and the earth 1093 shook 4579 and the rocks 4073 were split 4977.

 27:52 The tombs 3419 were opened 455, and many 4183 bodies 4983 of the saints 40 who had fallen 2837 asleep 2837 were raised 1453;

 27:53 and coming 1831 out of the tombs 3419 after 3326 His resurrection 1454 they entered 1525 the holy 40 city 4172 and appeared 1718 to many 4183.

 27:54 Now 1161 the centurion 1543, and those 3588 who were with him keeping 5083 guard 5083 over 5083 Jesus 2424, when they saw 3708 the earthquake 4578 and the things that were happening 1096, became very 4970 frightened 5399 and said 3004, “Truly 230 this 3778 was the Son 5207 of God 2316!”

 27:55 ¶ Many 4183 women 1135 were there 1563 looking 2334 on from a distance 3113, who 3748 had followed 190 Jesus 2424 from Galilee 1056 while ministering 1247 to Him.

 27:56 Among 1722 them was Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094, and Mary 3137 the mother 3384 of James 2385 and Joseph 2501, and the mother 3384 of the sons 5207 of Zebedee 2199.

 27:57 ¶ When it was evening 3798, there came 2064 a rich 4145 man 444 from Arimathea 707, named 5122 Joseph 2501, who 3739 himself 846 had also 2532 become 3100 a disciple 3100 of Jesus 2424.

 27:58 This 3778 man 3778 went 4334 to Pilate 4091 and asked 154 for the body 4983 of Jesus 2424. Then 5119 Pilate 4091 ordered 2753 it to be given 591 [to him].

 27:59 And Joseph 2501 took 2983 the body 4983 and wrapped 1794 it in a clean 2513 linen 4616 cloth 4616,

 27:60 and laid 5087 it in his own new 2537 tomb 3419, which 3739 he had hewn 2998 out in the rock 4073; and he rolled 4351 a large 3173 stone 3037 against the entrance 2374 of the tomb 3419 and went 565 away 565.

 27:61 And Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094 was there 1563, and the other 243 Mary 3137, sitting 2521 opposite 561 the grave 5028.

 27:62 ¶ Now 1161 on the next 1887 day 1887, the day 1887 after 3326 the preparation 3904, the chief 749 priests 749 and the Pharisees 5330 gathered 4863 together 4863 with Pilate 4091,

 27:63 and said 3004, “Sir 2962, we remember 3403 that when He was still 2089 alive 2198 that deceiver 4108 said 3004, ‘After 3326 three 5140 days 2250 I [am to] rise 1453 again 1453.’

 27:64 “Therefore 3767, give 2753 orders 2753 for the grave 5028 to be made 805 secure 805 until 2193 the third 5154 day 2250, otherwise 3379 His disciples 3101 may come 2064 and steal 2813 Him away 2813 and say 3004 to the people 2992, ‘He has risen 1453 from the dead 3498,’ and the last 2078 deception 4106 will be worse 5501 than the first 4413.”

 27:65 Pilate 4091 said 5346 to them, “You have 2192 a guard 2892; go 5217, make 805 it [as] secure 805 as you know 3609a how 3609a.”

 27:66 And they went 4198 and made 805 the grave 5028 secure 805, and along with the guard 2892 they set 4972 a seal 4972 on the stone 3037.