Matthew 27:26-66

26 Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus ¹scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 ²Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into ³the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman ⁴cohort around Him.

28 They stripped Him and ⁵put a scarlet robe on Him.

29 ⁶And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "⁷Hail, King of the Jews!"

30 ⁸They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

31 ⁹After 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.

32 ¹⁰As they were coming out, they found a man of ¹¹Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

33 ¹²And when they came to a place called ¹³Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

34 ¹⁴they gave Him ¹⁵wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling * to drink.

35 And when they had crucified Him, ¹⁶they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.

36 And sitting down, they began to ¹⁷keep watch over Him there.

37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, "¹⁸THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

38 At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

39 And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, ¹⁹wagging their heads

40 and saying, "²⁰You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ²¹If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

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

42 "²²He saved others; He cannot * save Himself. ²³He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

43 "²⁴HE TRUSTS IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "

44 ²⁵The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

45 ²⁶Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "²⁷ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"

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

48 ²⁸Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

49 But the rest of them said, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him."

50 And Jesus ²⁹cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

51 ³⁰And behold, ³¹the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ³²the earth shook and the rocks were split.

52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had ³³fallen asleep were raised;

53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ³⁴the holy city and appeared to many.

54 ³⁵Now the centurion, and those who were with him ³⁶keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ³⁷the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, "Truly this was ³⁸the Son of God!"

55 ³⁹Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ⁴⁰ministering to Him.

56 Among them was ⁴¹Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and ⁴²the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 ⁴³When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

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

60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled ⁴⁴a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.

61 And ⁴⁵Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

62 Now on the next day, the day after ⁴⁶the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,

63 and said, "Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, '⁴⁷After three days I am to rise again.'

64 "Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

65 Pilate said to them, "You have a ⁴⁸guard; go, make it as secure as you know how."

66 And they went and made the grave secure, and along with ⁴⁹the guard they set a ⁵⁰seal on ⁵¹the stone.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16; John 19:1
• 2. Matthew 27:27-31: {Mark 15:16-20}
• 3. Matthew 26:3; John 18:28, 33; John 19:9
• 4. Acts 10:1
• 5. Mark 15:17; John 19:2
• 6. Mark 15:17; John 19:2
• 7. Mark 15:18; John 19:3
• 8. Matthew 26:67; Mark 10:34; Mark 14:65; Mark 15:19
• 9. Mark 15:20
• 10. Matthew 27:32: {Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26;} John 19:17
• 11. Acts 2:10; Acts 6:9; Acts 11:20; Acts 13:1
• 12. Matthew 27:34-44: {Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:17-24}
• 13. Luke 23:33; John 19:17
• 14. Psalms 69:21
• 15. Mark 15:23
• 16. Psalms 22:18
• 17. Matthew 27:54
• 18. Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38; John 19:19
• 19. Job 16:4; Psalms 22:7; Psalms 109:25; Lamentations 2:15; Mark 15:29
• 20. Matthew 26:61; John 2:19
• 21. Matthew 27:42
• 22. Mark 15:31; Luke 23:35
• 23. Matthew 27:37; Luke 23:37; John 1:49; John 12:13
• 24. Psalms 22:8
• 25. Luke 23:39-43
• 26. Matthew 27:45-56: {Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49}
• 27. Psalms 22:1
• 28. Psalms 69:21; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36; John 19:29
• 29. Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46; John 19:30
• 30. Matthew 27:51-56: {Mark 15:38-41;} Luke 23:47-49
• 31. Exodus 26:31f; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45; Hebrews 9:3
• 32. Matthew 27:54
• 33. Acts 7:60
• 34. Matthew 4:5
• 35. Mark 15:39; Luke 23:47
• 36. Matthew 27:36
• 37. Matthew 27:51
• 38. Matthew 4:3; Matthew 27:43
• 39. Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49; John 19:25
• 40. Mark 15:41; Luke 8:2, 3
• 41. Matthew 28:1; Mark 15:40, 47; Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2; John 19:25; John 20:1, 18
• 42. Matthew 20:20
• 43. Matthew 27:57-61: {Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42}
• 44. Matthew 27:66; Matthew 28:2; Mark 16:4
• 45. Matthew 27:56; Matthew 28:1
• 46. Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:14, 31, 42
• 47. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 20:19; Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:34; Luke 9:22; Luke 18:31-33
• 48. Matthew 27:66; Matthew 28:11
• 49. Matthew 27:65; Matthew 28:11
• 50. Daniel 6:17
• 51. Matthew 27:60; Matthew 28:2; Mark 16:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "to them"
• [b]. I.e. the governor's official residence
• [c]. Or "battalion"
• [d]. Or "staff;" i.e. to mimic a king's scepter
• [e]. Lit "this one"
• [f]. Lit "a lot"
• [g]. Lit "written"
• [h]. Or "blaspheming"
• [i]. Or "can He not save Himself?"
• [j]. Or "takes pleasure in;" or "cares for him"
• [k]. I.e. 12 noon
• [l]. Or "occurred"
• [m]. I.e. 3 p.m.
• [n]. Lit "Permit that we see"
• [o]. Some early mss read "And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood" (cf John 19:34)
• [p]. Or "curtain"
• [q]. Or "holy ones"
• [r]. Or "a son of God" or "a son of a god"
• [s]. Or "caring for Him"
• [t]. Lit "which is after"