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:

¹ When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

^{1 (A)}Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;

¹ When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.^(A)

¹ When morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death.

³ Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver 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,

³ Then when ^(D)Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned ^(E)the thirty ^(a)pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

³ Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.^(C)

³ Then Judas, who had betrayed him, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus was condemned. He brought the 30 pieces of silver back to the high priests and elders,

⁵ And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

⁵ And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

⁵ And he threw the pieces of silver into ^(G)the temple sanctuary and departed; and ^(H)he went away and hanged himself.

⁵ So he threw the silver into the sanctuary^(D) and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

⁵ But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.

⁷ And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

⁷ And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

⁷ And they conferred together and ^(b)with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

⁷ So they conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners.

⁷ So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

⁹ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah 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;

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;

⁹ Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “^(J)And ^(c)they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

⁹ Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:They took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him whose price was set by the Israelites,

⁹ Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said, "They took the 30 pieces of silver, the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelis,

¹¹ And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, You say so.

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.

^{11 (L)}Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the ^(M)King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “^(N)It is as you say.”

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor.^(G) “Are You the King of the Jews?” the governor asked Him.Jesus answered, “You have said it.”^(e)(H)

¹¹ Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

¹³ Then said Pilate unto him, Hear you not how many things they witness against you?

¹³ Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

¹³ Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”

¹³ Then Pilate said to Him, “Don’t You hear how much they are testifying against You?”

¹³ Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?"

¹⁵ Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they desired.

¹⁵ Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

^{15 (Q)}Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the ^(f)people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

¹⁵ At the festival^(K) the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

¹⁵ At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.

¹⁷ Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called 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?

¹⁷ So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus ^(R)who is called Christ?”

¹⁷ So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it you want me to release for you—Barabbas,^(g) or Jesus who is called Messiah?”^(L)

¹⁷ So when the people had gathered, Pilate asked them, "Which man do you want me to release for you Barabbas, or Jesus who is called "the Messiah'?"

¹⁹ When he was sat down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of 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.

^{19 (S)}While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that ^(T)righteous Man; for ^(g)last night I suffered greatly ^(U)in a dream because of Him.”

¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”^(M)

¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him a message that said, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because today I have suffered terribly due to a dream I had about him."

²¹ The governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will you that I release unto 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.

²¹ But the governor ^(h)said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

²¹ The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?”“Barabbas!” they answered.

²¹ So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.

²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out the more, saying, 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.

²³ And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “^(j)Crucify Him!”

²³ Then he said, “Why? What has He done wrong?”But they kept shouting, “Crucify Him!” all the more.^(O)

²³ He asked, "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"

²⁵ Then answered all the people, and said, 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.

²⁵ And all the people said, “^(AB)His blood shall be on us and on our children!”

²⁵ All the people answered, “His blood be on us^(Q) and on our children!”

²⁵ All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and our children!"

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

^{27 (AD)}Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into ^(AE)the ^(l)Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman ^(m)(AF)cohort around Him.

²⁷ Then^(S) the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into headquarters and gathered the whole company around Him.^(T)

²⁷ Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

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!

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!

^{29 (AH)}And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a ⁽ⁿ⁾reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “^(AI)Hail, King of the Jews!”

²⁹ They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

²⁹ Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

³¹ And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

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.

^{31 (AK)}After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

³¹ When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.^(V)

³¹ When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

³³ And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

³³ And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

^{33 (AN)}And when they came to a place called ^(AO)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha^(X) (which means Skull Place),

³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Skull Place"),

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 for my clothing did they cast 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.

³⁵ And when they had crucified Him, ^(AR)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting ^(p)lots.

³⁵ After crucifying Him they divided His clothes by casting lots.^(m)(Y)

³⁵ After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.

³⁷ And set up over his head his accusation written, 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.

³⁷ And above His head they put up the charge against Him ^(q)which read, “^(AT)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁷ Above His head they put up the charge against Him in writing: THIS IS JESUSTHE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁷ Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

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

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

³⁹ And those passing by were ^(r)hurling abuse at Him, ^(AU)wagging their heads

³⁹ Those who passed by were yelling insults at^(o) Him, shaking their heads^(AA)

³⁹ Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads,

⁴¹ Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, saying,

⁴¹ Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,^(p) mocked Him and said,

⁴¹ In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

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

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

^{43 (AZ)}He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^(t)delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

⁴³ He has put His trust in God; let God rescue Him now—if He wants Him!^(r) For He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’”

⁴³ He trusts in God. Let God rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, "I am the Son of God.'"

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

^{45 (BB)}Now from the ^(u)sixth hour darkness ^(v)fell upon all the land until the ^(w)ninth hour.

⁴⁵ From noon until three in the afternoon^(s) darkness came over the whole land.^(t)(AE)

⁴⁵ From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

⁴⁷ Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.

⁴⁷ Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

⁴⁷ When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!”

⁴⁷ When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."

⁴⁹ The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.

⁴⁹ The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

⁴⁹ But the rest of them said, “^(x)Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him^(y).”

⁴⁹ But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

⁴⁹ But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

⁵¹ And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks 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;

^{51 (BF)}And behold, ^(BG)the ^(z)veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^(BH)the earth shook and the rocks were split.

⁵¹ Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary^(x)(AI) was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

⁵¹ Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

⁵³ And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

⁵³ And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^(BJ)the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵³ And they came out of the tombs after His resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

⁵³ After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.

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

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

^{55 (BO)}Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ^(ac)(BP)ministering to Him.

⁵⁵ Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to Him were there, looking on from a distance.^(AL)

⁵⁵ Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him.

⁵⁷ When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

⁵⁷ When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

^{57 (BS)}When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

⁵⁷ When it was evening,^(AN) a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple^(AO) of Jesus.

⁵⁷ Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

⁵⁹ And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁵⁹ And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁵⁹ And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

⁶¹ And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulcher.

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

⁶¹ And ^(BU)Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

⁶¹ Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.

⁶¹ but Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained there, sitting in front of the tomb.

⁶³ Saying, Sir, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

⁶³ Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘^(BW)After three days I am to rise again.’

⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’^(AR)

⁶³ and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, "I will be raised after three days.'

⁶⁵ Pilate said unto them, You have guards: go your way, make it as sure as you can.

⁶⁵ Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have a ^(BX)guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”

⁶⁵ “You have^(aa) a guard of soldiers,”^(ab) Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.”

⁶⁵ Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."