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Matthew 27 Bible in Basic English
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1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.
1 Πρωΐας δὲ γενομένης συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν·
2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.
2 καὶ δήσαντες αὐτὸν ἀπήγαγον καὶ παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν Ποντίῳ Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι.
3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
3 Τότε ἰδὼν Ἰούδας ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ὅτι κατεκρίθη, μεταμεληθεὶς ἀπέστρεψε τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις
4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
4 λέγων· ἥμαρτον παραδοὺς αἷμα ἀθῷον. οἱ δὲ εἶπον· τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς; σὺ ὄψει.
5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.
5 καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἐν τῷ ναῷ ἀνεχώρησε, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.
6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.
6 οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς λαβόντες τὰ ἀργύρια εἶπον· οὐκ ἔξεστι βαλεῖν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν, ἐπεὶ τιμὴ αἵματός ἐστι.
7 And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.
7 συμβούλιον δὲ λαβόντες ἠγόρασαν ἐξ αὐτῶν τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως εἰς ταφὴν τοῖς ξένοις·
8 For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.
8 διὸ ἐκλήθη ὁ ἀγρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἀγρὸς αἵματος ἕως τῆς σήμερον.
9 Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;
9 τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἱερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· καὶ ἔλαβον τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια, τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ τετιμημένου ὃν ἐτιμήσαντο ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ,
10 And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.
10 καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως, καθὰ συνέταξέ μοι Κύριος.
11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.
11 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔστη ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ἡγεμόνος· καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἡγεμὼν λέγων· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔφη αὐτῷ· σὺ λέγεις.
12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
12 καὶ ἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο.
13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
13 τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πιλᾶτος· οὐκ ἀκούεις πόσα σου καταμαρτυροῦσι;
14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
14 καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ πρὸς οὐδὲ ἓν ῥῆμα, ὥστε θαυμάζειν τὸν ἡγεμόνα λίαν.
15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
15 Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον.
16 And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.
16 εἶχον δὲ τότε δέσμιον ἐπίσημον λεγόμενον Βαραββᾶν.
17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
17 συνηγμένων οὖν αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· τίνα θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; Βαραββᾶν ἢ Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν;
18 For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
18 ᾔδει γὰρ ὅτι διὰ φθόνον παρέδωκαν αὐτόν.
19 And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
19 Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ λέγουσα· μηδὲν σοὶ καὶ τῷ δικαίῳ ἐκείνῳ· πολλὰ γὰρ ἔπαθον σήμερον κατ᾽ ὄναρ δι᾽ αὐτόν.
20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
20 Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεισαν τοὺς ὄχλους ἵνα αἰτήσωνται τὸν Βαραββᾶν, τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν ἀπολέσωσιν.
21 But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
21 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπον· Βαραββᾶν.
22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
22 λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· τί οὖν ποιήσω Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ πάντες· σταυρωθήτω.
23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
23 ὁ δὲ ἡγεμὼν ἔφη· τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν; οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραζον λέγοντες· σταυρωθήτω.
24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
24 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Πιλᾶτος ὅτι οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον θόρυβος γίνεται, λαβὼν ὕδωρ ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας ἀπέναντι τοῦ ὄχλου λέγων· ἀθῷός εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ δικαίου τούτου· ὑμεῖς ὄψεσθε.
25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
25 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πᾶς ὁ λαὸς εἶπε· τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν.
26 Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
26 τότε ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν, τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας παρέδωκεν ἵνα σταυρωθῇ.
27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
27 Τότε οἱ στρατιῶται τοῦ ἡγεμόνος παραλαβόντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον συνήγαγον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν·
28 And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
28 καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν περιέθηκαν αὐτῷ χλαμύδα κοκκίνην,
29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
29 καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ, καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιζον αὐτῷ λέγοντες· χαῖρε ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων·
30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
30 καὶ ἐμπτύσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν ἔλαβον τὸν κάλαμον καὶ ἔτυπτον εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
31 καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ, ἐξέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὴν χλαμύδα καὶ ἐνέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ σταυρῶσαι.
32 And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
32 Ἐξερχόμενοι δὲ εὗρον ἄνθρωπον Κυρηναῖον ὀνόματι Σίμωνα· τοῦτον ἠγγάρευσαν ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ.
33 And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,
33 Καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Γολγοθᾶ, ὅ ἐστι λεγόμενος κρανίου τόπος,
34 They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
34 ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ πιεῖν ὄξος μετὰ χολῆς μεμιγμένον· καὶ γευσάμενος οὐκ ἤθελε πιεῖν.
35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
35 σταυρώσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ βαλόντες κλῆρον,
36 And they were seated there watching him.
36 καὶ καθήμενοι ἐτήρουν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ.
37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
37 καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπάνω τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ τὴν αἰτίαν αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένην· οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων.
38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.
38 Τότε σταυροῦνται σὺν αὐτῷ δύο λῃσταί, εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων.
39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
39 Οἱ δὲ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν
40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
40 καὶ λέγοντες· ὁ καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις οἰκοδομῶν! σῶσον σεαυτόν· εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κατάβηθι ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ.
41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
41 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων καὶ Φαρισαίων ἔλεγον·
42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
42 ἄλλους ἔσωσεν, ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται σῶσαι· εἰ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραήλ ἐστι, καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ καὶ πιστεύσωμεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ·
43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
43 πέποιθεν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, ῥυσάσθω νῦν αὐτόν, εἰ θέλει αὐτόν· εἶπε γὰρ ὅτι Θεοῦ εἰμι υἱός.
44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
44 τὸ δ᾽ αὐτὸ καὶ οἱ λῃσταὶ οἱ συσταυρωθέντες αὐτῷ ὠνείδιζον αὐτόν.
45 Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
45 Ἀπὸ δὲ ἕκτης ὥρας σκότος ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
46 περὶ δὲ τὴν ἐνάτην ὥραν ἀνεβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων· ἠλὶ ἠλί, λιμᾶ σαβαχθανί; τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι, Θεέ μου Θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες;
47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
47 τινὲς δὲ τῶν ἐκεῖ ἑστώτων ἀκούσαντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλίαν φωνεῖ οὗτος.
48 And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.
48 καὶ εὐθέως δραμὼν εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ λαβὼν σπόγγον πλήσας τε ὄξους καὶ περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν.
49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.
49 οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ ἔλεγον· ἄφες ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλίας σώσων αὐτόν.
50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
50 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἀφῆκε τὸ πνεῦμα.
51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
51 Καὶ ἰδοὺ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπὸ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐσείσθη καὶ αἱ πέτραι ἐσχίσθησαν,
52 And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
52 καὶ τὰ μνημεῖα ἀνεῴχθησαν καὶ πολλὰ σώματα τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἁγίων ἠγέρθη,
53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
53 καὶ ἐξελθόντες ἐκ τῶν μνημείων, μετὰ τὴν ἔγερσιν αὐτοῦ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν πόλιν καὶ ἐνεφανίσθησαν πολλοῖς.
54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
54 Ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ τηροῦντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ἰδόντες τὸν σεισμὸν καὶ τὰ γενόμενα ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα λέγοντες· ἀληθῶς Θεοῦ υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος.
55 And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.
55 Ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ καὶ γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν θεωροῦσαι, αἵτινες ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας διακονοῦσαι αὐτῷ·
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
56 ἐν αἷς ἦν Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή, καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσῆ μήτηρ, καὶ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου.
57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:
57 Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης ἦλθεν ἄνθρωπος πλούσιος ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας, τοὔνομα Ἰωσήφ, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἐμαθήτευσε τῷ Ἰησοῦ·
58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.
58 οὗτος προσελθὼν τῷ Πιλάτῳ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. τότε ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἐκέλευσεν ἀποδοθῆναι τὸ σῶμα.
59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,
59 καὶ λαβὼν τὸ σῶμα ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ἐνετύλιξεν αὐτὸ σινδόνι καθαρᾷ,
60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.
60 καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ καινῷ αὐτοῦ μνημείῳ ὃ ἐλατόμησεν ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ, καὶ προσκυλίσας λίθον μέγαν τῇ θύρᾳ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπῆλθεν.
61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.
61 Ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη Μαρία, καθήμεναι ἀπέναντι τοῦ τάφου.
62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
62 Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, ἥτις ἐστὶ μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν, συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πρὸς Πιλᾶτον
63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.
63 λέγοντες· κύριε, ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν, μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἐγείρομαι.
64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
64 κέλευσον οὖν ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως τῆς τρίτης ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς κλέψωσιν αὐτὸν καὶ εἴπωσι τῷ λαῷ, ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν· καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἐσχάτη πλάνη χείρων τῆς πρώτης.
65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.
65 ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· ἔχετε κουστωδίαν· ὑπάγετε ἀσφαλίσασθε ὡς οἴδατε.
66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.
66 οἱ δὲ πορευθέντες ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφον σφραγίσαντες τὸν λίθον μετὰ τῆς κουστωδίας.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Barabbas
A notorious prisoner, an insurrectionist, whom the crowd chose to be released rather than Jesus.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:16; Matthew 27:17; Mark 15:7
Joses
Named in Mark 15:40 and 15:47 (Joses; Joseph in Matthew 27:56) as a son of the Mary who watched the crucifixion; the text does not identify him with Joses the brother of Jesus in…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40
Mary
A woman who followed Jesus from Galilee and was at the cross, called the mother of James the younger and of Joses (Joseph) and seen at the burial and at the tomb; the text does…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; Mark 15:47
Mary Magdalene
A woman from whom seven demons had gone out, who followed and supported Jesus from Galilee, stood by the cross, saw the burial, and was the first to see the empty tomb and the…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:56; Luke 8:2; John 19:25
Pontius Pilate
Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no guilt in Him, released Barabbas, and gave Him up to be crucified and permitted Joseph of Arimathea to take the body.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:2; Luke 3:1; John 18:38
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- 1 Mark 15:1; John 18:28; Psalm 2:2; Luke 22:66; Micah 2:1
- 2 Acts 3:13; Matthew 20:19; 1 Timothy 6:13; Luke 13:1; Luke 20:20
- 3 2 Corinthians 7:10; Job 20:15–29; Luke 22:47–48; Luke 22:2–6; Job 20:5
- 4 Jeremiah 26:15; Luke 16:25–26; Luke 23:22; Titus 1:16; 2 Kings 24:4
- 5 Acts 1:18–19; 2 Samuel 17:23; Psalm 55:23; Luke 1:9; Luke 1:21
- 6 Luke 6:7–9; Deuteronomy 23:18; Isaiah 61:8; John 18:28; Matthew 23:24
- 8 Acts 1:19; Matthew 28:15; 2 Chronicles 5:9; Joshua 4:9; Deuteronomy 34:6
- 9 Zechariah 11:12–13; Leviticus 27:2–7; Matthew 1:22
- 10 Zechariah 11:13
- 11 Luke 23:2–3; Mark 15:2–5; Matthew 26:25; John 18:29–38; Mark 14:62
- 12 Matthew 26:63; Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 27:14; Mark 15:3–5; Acts 8:32
- 13 Matthew 26:62; Acts 22:24; John 18:35
- 14 Isaiah 8:18; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Psalm 71:7; Zechariah 3:8
- 15 Matthew 26:5; John 18:38–40; Luke 23:16; John 19:16; Acts 24:27
- 16 Mark 15:7; Luke 23:18–19; Luke 23:25; John 18:40; Acts 3:14
- 17 1 Kings 18:21; John 19:15; Mark 15:9–12; Joshua 24:15; Matthew 27:21–22
- 18 Proverbs 27:4; Acts 5:17; Mark 15:10; Genesis 37:11; Acts 13:45
- 19 Zechariah 9:9; Proverbs 29:1; 1 Peter 2:22; Matthew 27:24; Luke 23:47
- 20 John 19:15–16; Acts 3:14–15; Mark 15:11; John 18:40; Luke 23:18–20
- 22 Isaiah 53:2–3; John 19:14–15; Mark 15:12–14; Isaiah 49:7; Acts 13:38
- 23 Genesis 37:18–19; Acts 7:57; Acts 23:12–15; Acts 22:22–23; Acts 17:5–7
- 24 Matthew 27:4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Psalm 26:6; John 19:4; Job 9:30–31
- 25 Joshua 2:19; Acts 5:28; Acts 7:52; 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16; Deuteronomy 19:10
- 26 Isaiah 53:5; John 19:1; Mark 15:15; Isaiah 50:6; Luke 23:16
- 27 John 18:33; John 18:28; Acts 10:1; Mark 15:16–20; Acts 23:35
- 28 Mark 15:17; Luke 23:11; John 19:2–5
- 29 Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 20:19; Mark 15:18; Psalm 69:19–20; John 19:2–3
- 30 Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 53:7; Mark 15:19; Job 30:8–10
- 31 Isaiah 53:7; 1 Kings 21:10; Matthew 21:39; Hebrews 13:12; Acts 7:58
- 32 Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; Matthew 16:24; Acts 6:9; Acts 2:10
- 33 John 19:17–19; Mark 15:22–32; Luke 23:44; Mark 15:34; John 19:23–24
- 34 Psalm 69:21; Mark 15:23; Matthew 27:48; John 19:28–30
- 35 Psalm 22:18; Mark 15:24–32; John 19:23–24; Luke 23:34; Acts 4:10
- 36 Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39; Mark 15:44
- 37 John 19:19–22; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38
- 38 John 19:18; John 19:31–35; Luke 23:39–43; Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:27
- 39 Psalm 109:25; Lamentations 1:12; Psalm 31:11–13; Psalm 22:17; Lamentations 2:15–17
- 40 Matthew 26:61; Matthew 4:3; Matthew 4:6; John 2:19–22; Matthew 26:63–64
- 41 Psalm 35:26; Isaiah 28:22; Mark 15:31–32; Luke 23:35; Zechariah 11:8
- 42 John 1:49; Matthew 27:37; Acts 4:14; Luke 19:38; John 12:13
- 43 Psalm 22:8; John 10:36; Psalm 71:11; Psalm 14:6; John 5:17–25
- 44 Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:32; Luke 23:39–43; Psalm 35:15; Job 30:7–9
- 45 Amos 8:9; Mark 15:33–34; Isaiah 50:3; Luke 23:44–45; Revelation 9:2
- 46 Psalm 22:1; Hebrews 5:7; Isaiah 53:10; Mark 15:34; Psalm 71:11
- 47 Malachi 4:5; Mark 15:35–36; Matthew 11:14
- 48 Psalm 69:21; John 19:29–30; Luke 23:36; Matthew 27:34
- 50 John 19:30; Isaiah 53:9–12; Psalm 22:14–15; Luke 23:46; Hebrews 9:14
- 51 Hebrews 10:19–22; Mark 15:38; Hebrews 6:19; Luke 23:45; Revelation 11:19
- 52 Isaiah 26:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:20; John 5:25–29; Daniel 12:2
- 54 Matthew 27:36; Mark 15:39; Matthew 27:43; Romans 1:4; Luke 23:47–49
- 55 Luke 8:2–3; Luke 23:48–49; John 19:25–27; Luke 23:27–28
- 56 John 19:25; Mark 15:47–16:1; Mark 16:9; Matthew 28:1; John 20:1
- 57 John 19:38–42; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56
- 58 Mark 15:44–46; Luke 23:52–53
- 60 Isaiah 53:9; Matthew 27:66; Matthew 28:2; Luke 24:2; Mark 16:3–4
- 61 Matthew 27:56; Matthew 28:1
- 62 Mark 15:42; John 19:14; John 19:42; Matthew 26:17; Matthew 27:1–2
- 63 Luke 9:22; Matthew 16:21; Mark 10:34; Mark 8:31; Luke 18:33
- 64 Matthew 28:13
- 65 Matthew 27:66; Matthew 28:11–15; Psalm 76:10; Proverbs 21:30
- 66 Daniel 6:17; Matthew 27:60; Matthew 28:2; 2 Timothy 2:19; Matthew 28:11
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Seest thou what He is first asked? which thing most of all they were continually bringing forward in every way? For since they saw Pilate making no account of the matters of the law, they direct their accusation to the state charges.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For when the things which pertain to His passion are prophetically spoken there also in the person of Christ, that is mentioned which is unfolded in the Gospel: "They gave me gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar for drink." And as it were after such a feast and dainties in this way given to …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For as to their being aware of it, they say to Pilate, "That deceiver said," these are their words, "while He was yet alive, After three days I will rise again;" and yet we know His disciples were ignorant of this; even as they had been beforehand more void of understanding than these: wherefore also these became self-condemned.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
take for a witness Pilate himself, who gave sentence upon Him, saying, I find no fault in this Man: and when he gave Him up, and had washed his hands, he said, I am innocent of the blood of this just person.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
He lays down His life, but He has power to take it again; and the veil is rent, for the mysterious doors of Heaven are opened; the rocks are cleft, the dead arise. He dies, but He gives life, and by His death destroys death.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)