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1 Early in the morning, the chief priests met together with the elders and scribes and the entire Jewish council. Then they bound Jesus and led him away. They handed him over to Pilate.
1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
1 Καὶ εὐθέως ἐπὶ τὸ πρωῒ συμβούλιον ποιήσαντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ γραμματέων καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον, δήσαντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπήνεγκαν καὶ παρέδωκαν τῷ Πιλάτῳ.
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”
2 καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ Πιλᾶτος· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· σὺ λέγεις.
3 The chief priests were presenting many charges against Jesus.
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
3 καὶ κατηγόρουν αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς πολλά, αὐτὸς δὲ οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο.
4 Pilate again asked him, “Do you give no answer? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
4 Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”
4 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος πάλιν ἐπηρώτα αὐτὸν λέγων· οὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν; ἴδε πόσα σου καταμαρτυροῦσιν.
5 But Jesus no longer answered Pilate, and that amazed him.
5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.
5 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς οὐκέτι οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίθη, ὥστε θαυμάζειν τὸν Πιλᾶτον.
6 Now at the time of the feast, Pilate usually released to them one prisoner, a prisoner they requested.
6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomever they asked of him.
6 Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν ἀπέλυεν αὐτοῖς ἕνα δέσμιον, ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο.
7 There with the rebels in prison, among the murderers held for their part in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas.
7 There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
7 ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς μετὰ τῶν συστασιαστῶν δεδεμένος, οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν.
8 The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to do for them as he had done in the past.
8 The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
8 καὶ ἀναβοήσας ὁ ὄχλος ἤρξατο αἰτεῖσθαι καθὼς ἀεὶ ἐποίει αὐτοῖς.
9 Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
9 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς λέγων· θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
10 For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
10 ἐγίνωσκε γὰρ ὅτι διὰ φθόνον παραδεδώκεισαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to cry out that Barabbas should be released instead.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
11 οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς ἀνέσεισαν τὸν ὄχλον ἵνα μᾶλλον τὸν Βαραββᾶν ἀπολύσῃ αὐτοῖς.
12 Pilate answered them again and said, “What then should I do with the King of the Jews?”
12 Pilate again asked them, “What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
12 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἀποκριθεὶς πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί οὖν θέλετε ποιήσω ὃν λέγετε τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
13 They shouted again, “Crucify him!”
13 They cried out again, “Crucify him!”
13 οἱ δὲ πάλιν ἔκραξαν· σταύρωσον αὐτόν.
14 Pilate said to them, “What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more and more, “Crucify him.”
14 Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”
14 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· τί γὰρ ἐποίησε κακόν; οἱ δὲ περισσοτέρως ἔκραξαν· σταύρωσον αὐτόν.
15 Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he released Barabbas to them. He scourged Jesus and then handed him over to be crucified.
15 Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
15 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος βουλόμενος τῷ ὄχλῳ τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιῆσαι, ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν, καὶ παρέδωκε τὸν Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας ἵνα σταυρωθῇ.
16 The soldiers led him inside the courtyard (which is the government headquarters), and they called together the whole cohort of soldiers.
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
16 Οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν ἔσω τῆς αὐλῆς, ὅ ἐστι πραιτώριον, καὶ συγκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν·
17 They put a purple robe on Jesus, and they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
17 They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
17 καὶ ἐνδύουσιν αὐτὸν πορφύραν καὶ περιτιθέασιν αὐτῷ πλέξαντες ἀκάνθινον στέφανον,
18 They began to salute him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
18 They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
18 καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀσπάζεσθαι αὐτόν. χαῖρε ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων·
19 They struck his head with a reed staff and they spat on him. They bent their knees before him to pretend to worship him.
19 They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
19 καὶ ἔτυπτον αὐτοῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν καλάμῳ καὶ ἐνέπτυον αὐτῷ, καὶ τιθέντες τὰ γόνατα προσεκύνουν αὐτῷ.
20 When they had mocked him, they took off of him the purple robe and put his own garments on him, and then led him out to crucify him.
20 When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
20 καὶ ὅτε ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ, ἐξέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὴν πορφύραν καὶ ἐνέδυσαν αὐτὸν τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ ἴδια, καὶ ἐξάγουσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα σταυρώσωσιν αὐτόν.
21 A certain man, Simon of Cyrene, was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus), and they forced him to carry his cross.
21 They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.
21 Καὶ ἀγγαρεύουσι παράγοντά τινα Σίμωνα Κυρηναῖον, ἐρχόμενον ἀπ᾽ ἀγροῦ, τὸν πατέρα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ῥούφου, ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ.
22 The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which interpreted means, “Place of a Skull”).
22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
22 Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ Γολγοθᾶ τόπον, ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον κρανίου τόπος.
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not drink it.
23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.
23 καὶ ἐδίδουν αὐτῷ πιεῖν ἐσμυρνισμένον οἶνον· ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἔλαβε.
24 They crucified him and divided up his garments by casting lots to determine what piece each soldier would take.
24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
24 καὶ σταυρώσαντες αὐτὸν διαμερίζονται τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ βάλλοντες κλῆρον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὰ τίς τί ἄρῃ.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
25 ἦν δὲ ὥρα τρίτη καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν.
26 On a sign they wrote the charge against him, “The king of the Jews.”
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
26 καὶ ἦν ἡ ἐπιγραφὴ τῆς αἰτίας αὐτοῦ ἐπιγεγραμμένη· ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων.
27 With him they crucified two robbers, one on the right of him and one on his left.
27 With him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
27 Καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ σταυροῦσι δύο λῃστάς, ἕνα ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ ἕνα ἐξ εὐωνύμων αὐτοῦ.
28 Not in this translation
28 The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”
28 [καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα· καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθη.]
29 Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
29 Καὶ οἱ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ λέγοντες· οὐά, ὁ καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις οἰκοδομῶν!
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
30 σῶσον σεαυτὸν καὶ κατάβα ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ.
31 In the same way the chief priests were mocking him with each other, along with the scribes, and said, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself.
31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
31 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων ἔλεγον· ἄλλους ἔσωσεν, ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται σῶσαι.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe,” and those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.
32 ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμεν αὐτῷ. καὶ οἱ συνεσταυρωμένοι αὐτῷ ὠνείδιζον αὐτόν.
33 At the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
33 Γενομένης δὲ ὥρας ἕκτης σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης·
34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
34 καὶ τῇ ὥρᾳ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων· Ἐλωῒ Ἐλωΐ, λιμᾶ σαβαχθανί; ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον, ὁ Θεός μου ὁ Θεός μου, εἰς τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;
35 Some of those standing by heard his words and said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah.”
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
35 καί τινες τῶν παρεστηκότων ἀκούσαντες ἔλεγον· ἴδε Ἠλίαν φωνεῖ.
36 Someone ran, put sour wine on a sponge, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink. The man said, “Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
36 δραμὼν δὲ εἷς καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους περιθείς τε καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτὸν λέγων· ἄφετε ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλίας καθελεῖν αὐτόν.
37 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and died.
37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
37 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀφεὶς φωνὴν μεγάλην ἐξέπνευσε.
38 The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.
38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
38 Καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπὸ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.
39 When the centurion who stood and faced Jesus saw that he had died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
39 Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ κεντυρίων ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτω κράξας ἐξέπνευσεν, εἶπεν· ἀληθῶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος υἱὸς ἦν Θεοῦ.
40 There were also women who looked on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joses), and Salome.
40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
40 Ἦσαν δὲ καὶ γυναῖκες ἀπὸ μακρόθεν θεωροῦσαι, ἐν αἷς ἦν καὶ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ἰωσῆ μήτηρ, καὶ Σαλώμη,
41 When he was in Galilee they followed him and served him. Many other women also came up with him to Jerusalem.
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
41 αἳ καὶ ὅτε ἦν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ ἠκολούθουν αὐτῷ καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἄλλαι πολλαὶ αἱ συναναβᾶσαι αὐτῷ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.
42 When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
42 Καὶ ἤδη ὀψίας γενομένης, ἐπεὶ ἦν παρασκευή, ὅ ἐστι προσάββατον,
43 Joseph of Arimathea came there. He was a respected member of the council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
43 ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτής, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθε πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
44 Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
44 ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκε, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέθανε·
45 When Pilate learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, he gave the body to Joseph.
45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
45 καὶ γνοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος ἐδωρήσατο τὸ σῶμα τῷ Ἰωσήφ.
46 Joseph had bought a linen cloth. He took him down from the cross, wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
46 καὶ ἀγοράσας σινδόνα καὶ καθελὼν αὐτὸν ἐνείλησε τῇ σινδόνι καὶ κατέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐν μνημείῳ, ὃ ἦν λελατομημένον ἐκ πέτρας, καὶ προσεκύλισε λίθον ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν τοῦ μνημείου.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw the place where Jesus was buried.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
47 ἡ δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία Ἰωσῆ ἐθεώρουν ποῦ τίθεται.

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People

  • Alexander

    Son of Simon of Cyrene

    Named in Mark 15:21 as a son of Simon of Cyrene.

    Cited in the guide: Mark 15:21

  • Barabbas

    Prisoner released instead of Jesus

    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

  • James the younger

    Son of Mary at the cross

    Called James the younger in Mark 15:40, the son of a Mary who watched at the crucifixion; the text does not say whether he is James son of Alphaeus or James the brother of Jesus.

    Cited in the guide: Mark 15:40

  • Joseph of Arimathea

    Disciple who buried Jesus

    A rich man and member of the council from the Judean town of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (secretly, for fear of the Jews), who asked Pilate for the body and laid it in a new…

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50

  • Joses

    Son of Mary at the cross

    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

    Mother of James and Joses

    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

  • Rufus

    Son of Simon of Cyrene

    Named in Mark 15:21 as a son of Simon of Cyrene.

    Cited in the guide: Mark 15:21

  • Salome

    Woman at the cross and tomb

    A woman who followed Jesus from Galilee, named at the crucifixion and with Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James who bought spices for the body; Matthew 27:56 names the…

    Cited in the guide: Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1

  • Simon of Cyrene

    Carried the cross of Jesus

    A man from Cyrene coming in from the country whom the soldiers forced to carry the cross of Jesus; Mark calls him the father of Alexander and Rufus.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26

Cross references (43)

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  1. 1 Matthew 27:1–2; Luke 22:66; Luke 23:1–5; Acts 3:13; John 18:28–38
  2. 2 Matthew 2:2; Matthew 27:11–14; 1 Timothy 6:13; Mark 15:26; Mark 15:18
  3. 3 Isaiah 53:7; John 19:12; John 19:6–7; Mark 14:60–61; Luke 23:2–5
  4. 4 John 19:10; Matthew 27:13; Matthew 26:62
  5. 5 Isaiah 53:7; Zechariah 3:8; Matthew 27:14; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Psalm 71:7
  6. 6 John 18:39–40; Acts 24:27; Acts 25:9; Matthew 27:15–26; Luke 23:16–25
  7. 7 Luke 23:18–19; Matthew 27:16; Luke 23:25
  8. 9 Matthew 27:17–21; John 19:14–16; John 19:4–5; John 18:39; Acts 3:13–15
  9. 10 Proverbs 27:4; 1 Samuel 18:8–9; Matthew 27:18; Genesis 4:4–6; Titus 3:3
  10. 11 Acts 3:14; Matthew 27:20; Hosea 5:1; John 18:40
  11. 12 Isaiah 9:6–7; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Matthew 27:22–23; Zechariah 9:9; John 19:14–16
  12. 14 Luke 23:41; Matthew 27:23–25; 1 Peter 1:19; Luke 23:4; Isaiah 53:3
  13. 15 Matthew 27:26; John 19:1; Isaiah 50:6; Mark 10:34; Psalm 129:3
  14. 16 Matthew 27:27–31; John 19:9; John 18:28; Matthew 26:3; Acts 10:1
  15. 17 Matthew 27:28–30; John 19:2–5; Luke 23:11
  16. 18 Matthew 27:42–43; Luke 23:36–37; Mark 15:29–32; Mark 15:2; Genesis 37:10
  17. 19 Mark 14:65; Isaiah 53:3–5; Psalm 35:15–17; Hebrews 12:2–3; Isaiah 50:6
  18. 20 John 19:16; Matthew 27:31
  19. 21 Matthew 27:32; Luke 23:26; Romans 16:13; Acts 13:1; Acts 11:20
  20. 22 Matthew 27:33–44; John 19:17–27; Luke 23:27–38
  21. 23 Matthew 27:34; Luke 22:18; John 19:28–30; Luke 23:36; Mark 14:25
  22. 24 Luke 23:34; John 19:23–24; Matthew 27:35–36; Isaiah 53:4–8; Psalm 22:16–18
  23. 25 John 19:14; Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44; Acts 2:15
  24. 26 Matthew 27:37; John 19:18–22; Luke 23:37–38; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 2:2
  25. 27 Luke 23:32–33; Matthew 27:38; John 19:18
  26. 29 Mark 14:58; Psalm 109:25; Lamentations 1:12; John 2:18–22; Lamentations 2:15
  27. 31 John 12:23–24; Matthew 27:41–43; Psalm 22:16–17; Psalm 2:1–4; 1 Peter 3:17–18
  28. 32 Matthew 27:44; Luke 23:39–43; Zephaniah 3:15; Isaiah 44:6; Matthew 1:17
  29. 33 Matthew 27:45; Luke 23:44–45; Amos 8:9–10; Mark 15:25; Isaiah 50:3–4
  30. 34 Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 27:9; Isaiah 41:17
  31. 35 Matthew 27:47–49; Matthew 17:11–13; Mark 9:11–13
  32. 36 Psalm 69:21; Mark 15:23; Luke 23:36; John 19:28–30
  33. 37 John 19:30; Luke 23:46; Matthew 27:50
  34. 38 Hebrews 10:19–23; Luke 23:45; Hebrews 9:3–12; Matthew 27:51–53; Leviticus 16:2–19
  35. 39 Luke 23:47–48; Matthew 27:54; Matthew 27:43; Acts 10:1; Acts 27:1–3
  36. 40 Matthew 27:55–56; Luke 23:49; Luke 8:2–3; Mark 16:9; Mark 15:47–16:1
  37. 41 Luke 8:2–3; Matthew 27:55–56
  38. 42 Luke 23:50–56; John 19:31; John 19:38–42; Matthew 27:57–62
  39. 43 Luke 2:38; Luke 2:25; Luke 23:51; John 19:38; Acts 17:12
  40. 44 John 19:31–37
  41. 45 John 19:38; Mark 15:39; Matthew 27:58
  42. 46 Isaiah 53:9; Matthew 27:59–60; John 11:38; Mark 16:3–4; Isaiah 22:16
  43. 47 Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1; Matthew 27:61; Luke 23:55–24:2; Matthew 28:1

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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).

How these were chosen

“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).

  1. Quotes verse 15:31 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LXXXVIII)

    … in the person of the Jews that Isaiah said this, "We saw Him, and He had no beauty nor comeliness." When it was said, "If He be the Son of God, let Him come down from the Cross. He saved others, Himself He cannot save." And smiting Him on the head with a reed, they said, "Prophesy unto us, thou …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 15:16 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXXVII)

    "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers; and they stripped Him, and put on Him a purple robe; and when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they bowed the knee before …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 15:23 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIII)

    But what sort of gall put they into My mouth? They gave Him, it says, wine mingled with myrrh.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 15:25 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter XIX — 1-16)

    And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour." The question, at what hour the Lord was crucified, because of the testimony supplied by another evangelist, who says, "And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him," we shall consider as we can, if the Lord please, when we are come to the passage itself …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 15:44 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXXVIII)

    Mark at any rate saith, that "Pilate marvelled if He were already dead:" and that the centurion for this cause above all believed, because He died with power.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)