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Themes in Matthew 27
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Themes in Matthew 27

Matthew 27:1

Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

Matthew 27:2

And [after] tying him up, they led [him] away and handed [him] over to Pilate the governor.

Matthew 27:3

Then [when] Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted [what he had done] [and] returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,

Matthew 27:4

saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"

Matthew 27:5

And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away [and] hanged himself.

Matthew 27:6

But the chief priests took the silver coins [and] said, "It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is {blood money}."

Matthew 27:7

And [after] taking counsel, they purchased {with} them the Potter's Field, for a burial place for strangers.

Matthew 27:8

(For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)

Matthew 27:9

Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, "And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, [on] whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,

Matthew 27:10

and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me."

Matthew 27:11

So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And Jesus said, "You say [so]."

Matthew 27:12

And {when he was being accused} by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.

Matthew 27:13

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many [things] they are testifying against you?"

Matthew 27:14

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

Matthew 27:15

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

Matthew 27:16

And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

Matthew 27:17

So [after] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you--Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

Matthew 27:18

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.

Matthew 27:19

And [while] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent [a message] to him, saying, "{Have nothing to do with that righteous man}, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.")

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death.

Matthew 27:21

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

Matthew 27:22

Pilate said to them, "What then should I do [with] Jesus, the one who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

Matthew 27:23

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

Matthew 27:24

So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"

Matthew 27:25

And all the people answered [and] said, "His blood [be] on us and on our children!"

Matthew 27:26

Then he released Barabbas for them, but [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

Matthew 27:27

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's residence [and] gathered the whole cohort to him.

Matthew 27:28

And they stripped him [and] put a scarlet military cloak around him,

Matthew 27:29

and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

Matthew 27:30

And they spat on him [and] took the reed and repeatedly struck [him] on his head.

Matthew 27:31

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his [own] clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify [him].

Matthew 27:32

And [as they] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene {named} Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

Matthew 27:33

And [when they] came to a place called Golgotha (which {means Place of a Skull}),

Matthew 27:34

they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and [when he] tasted [it] he did not want to drink [it].

Matthew 27:35

And [when they] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots.

Matthew 27:36

And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.

Matthew 27:37

And they put above his head the charge against him {in writing}: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

Matthew 27:38

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.

Matthew 27:39

And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads

Matthew 27:40

and saying, "The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

Matthew 27:41

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking [him], saying,

Matthew 27:42

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, 'I am the Son of God'!"

Matthew 27:44

And in the same [way] even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 27:46

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

Matthew 27:47

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

Matthew 27:48

And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled [it] with sour wine and put [it] on a reed [and] gave [it] to him to drink.

Matthew 27:49

But the others said, "Leave [him] alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him."

Matthew 27:50

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice [and] gave up his spirit.

Matthew 27:51

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

Matthew 27:52

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

Matthew 27:53

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Matthew 27:54

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

Matthew 27:55

And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,

Matthew 27:56

among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Matthew 27:57

Now [when it] was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.

Matthew 27:58

This man approached Pilate [and] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered [it] to be given [to him].

Matthew 27:59

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

Matthew 27:60

and placed it in his [own] new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb [and] went away.

Matthew 27:61

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

Matthew 27:62

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

Matthew 27:63

saying, "Sir, we remember that [while] that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise.'

Matthew 27:64

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

Matthew 27:65

Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make [it] as secure as you know how."

Matthew 27:66

So they went with the guard of soldiers [and] made the tomb secure [by] sealing the stone.
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