Most Popular Bible Verses in Matthew 27
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And, about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" that is, "My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me?"
And from the sixth hour there came darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
And, evening having come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two, from top to bottom; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were rent;
Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, repenting, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the high priests and the elders,
and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
and, when they mocked Him, they took off the robe from Him, and put on His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him.
And the robbers, who were crucified with Him, were reproaching Him with the same thing.
Then are there crucified with Him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
and saying, "Thou Who destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save Thyself: if Thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross."
"Others He saved, Himself He cannot save! King of Israel is He! let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on Him!
And all the people, answering, said, "His blood be upon us, and upon our children."
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
And, coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they impressed to bear the cross.
And, when morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death;
And, throwing the pieces of silver into the temple, he withdrew; and, going away, he hanged himself.
Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the Praetorium, gathered to Him the whole band.
Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him Who was priced, Whom some of the sons of Israel priced,
And on the morrow which, indeed, is the day after the Preparation, the high priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, "Art Thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said to him, "You say it."
And many women were there, beholding from afar, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him;
And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but rather a tumult was being made, taking water, washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this Man. Ye shall see to it."
and, binding Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him up to Pilate, the governor.
He has trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He desireth Him; because He said, 'I am God's Son.'"
And, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that Righteous One; for I suffered many things today in a dream because of Him."
And, while He was being accused by the high priests and elders, He answered nothing.
And at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired;
And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the things that were taking places were exceedingly frightened, saying, Truly, This was a Son of God!"
they gave Him to drink wine mingled with gall; and, having tasted it, He would not drink.
And Pilate said to them, "Ye have a guard; go your way, secure it, as ye know how."
Then he released to them Barabbas; but, having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him up to be crucified.
Pilate says to them, "What, then, shall I do to Jesus Who is called Christ?" They all say, "Let Him be crucified."
saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You may see to that."
And straightway one of them, running and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, and putting it on a reed, was giving Him to drink.
But the high priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
And the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to cast them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he hewed out in the rock; and, having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away.
saying, Sir, we were reminded that that Deceiver said, while yet living, 'After three days I rise again;'
And some of those standing there, hearing it, said, "This One is calling for Elijah.
Likewise also the high priests, mocking, with the scribes and elders, were saying,
And, going, they made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, in connection with the guard.
Then says Pilate to Him, "Hearest Thou not how many things they testify against Thee?"
When, therefore, they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do ye desire that I should release to you? Barabbas or Jesus Who is called Christ?"
And He did not answer him, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.
and, coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city, and appeared to many.
But he said, "Why, what evil did He perform?" And they were crying out the more, saying, "Let Him be crucified!"
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
And, taking counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for a burial-place for the strangers.
order, therefore, that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest haply His disciples, coming, should steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He was raised from the dead;' and the last error will be worse than the first."
And the governor, answering, said to them, "Which of the two do ye desire that I should release to you?" And they said, Barabbas."
This man, going to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given up.