Chapter 27
Matthew
27:1 When the morning had come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against YASHUWAH to put him to death.
27:2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
27:3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented and brought the thirty pieces of silver back to the chief priests and elders,
27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see to that yourself.
27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, departed, and went and hanged himself.
27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
27:8 Therefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day.
27:9 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him who was valued, whom they of the children of Israel valued;
27:10 And gave them for the potter's field, as YASHUWAH appointed me.
27:11 And YASHUWAH stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And YASHUWAH said to him, You say.
27:12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
27:13 Then Pilate says to him, Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?
27:14 And he answered him to not a word; so that the governor marveled greatly.
27:15 Now at that feast, the governor was accustomed to release to the people a prisoner, whom they wished.
27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
27:17 Therefore when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom do you* wish that I release to you*? Barabbas, or YASHUWAH, who is called the Anointed?
27:18 (For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.)
27:19 When he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.
27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy YASHUWAH.
27:21 The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two do you* wish that I release to you*? They said, Barabbas.
27:22 Pilate says to them, What shall I do then with YASHUWAH, who is called the Anointed? They all say to him, Let him be nailed to the torture stake.
27:23 And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be nailed to the torture stake.
27:24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see to it yourselves*.
27:25 Then all the people answered, and said, His blood is on us, and on our children.
27:26 Then he released Barabbas to them: and when he had scourged YASHUWAH, he delivered him to be nailed to the torture stake.
27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took YASHUWAH into the common hall, and gathered the whole band of soldiers to him.
27:28 And they stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
27:31 And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, put his own clothing on him, and led him away to nail him to the torture stake.
27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: they constrained him to bear his torture stake.
27:33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,
27:34 They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted of it, he would not drink.
27:35 And they nailed him to the torture stake, and parted his garments, casting lots: so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they cast lots.
27:36 And sitting down, they watched him there:
27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS YASHUWAH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27:38 Then there were two thieves nailed with him to the torture stakes: one on the right hand, and another on the left.
27:39 And those who passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads,
27:40 And saying, You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of Elohim, come down from the torture stake.
27:41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
27:42 He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the torture stake, and we will believe him.
27:43 He trusted in Elohim; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of Elohim.
27:44 The thieves who were also nailed with him to the torture stakes, cast the same in his teeth.
27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.
27:46 And about the ninth hour YASHUWAH cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My Elohim, my Elohim, why have you forsaken me?
27:47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.
27:48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.
27:49 The rest said, Forbear, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.
27:50 YASHUWAH, when he had cried again with a loud voice, expired.
27:51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom: and the earth shook, and the rocks rent;
27:52 And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,
27:53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
27:54 Now when the centurion, and those who were with him, watching YASHUWAH, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of Elohim.
27:55 And many women were there (beholding at a distance) who followed YASHUWAH from Galilee, ministering to him:
27:56 Among whom was Miriam Magdalene, Miriam the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
27:57 When the evening had come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of YASHUWAH.
27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged for the body of YASHUWAH. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
27:61 And there was Miriam Magdalene, and the other Miriam, sitting over against the tomb.
27:62 Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
27:63 Saying, Sir, we remember what that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say to the people, He has risen from the dead: so the last error will be worse than the first.
27:65 Pilate said to them, You* have a watch: go, make it as secure as you* can.
27:66 So they went, and having sealed the stone, made the tomb secure with a watch.