¹Now when morning had come , all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death .

²They bound him , led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate , the governor .

³Then Judas , who betrayed him , when he saw that Jesus was condemned , felt remorse , and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders ,

⁴saying , “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.”

But they said , “What is that to us ? You see to it .”

⁵He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself .

⁶The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said , “It ’s not lawful to put them into the treasury , since it is the price of blood.”

⁷They took counsel , and bought the potter ’s field with them to bury strangers in .

⁸Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day .

⁹Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled , saying ,[#27:9 some manuscripts omit “Jeremiah”]

“They took the thirty pieces of silver,

the price of him upon whom a price had been set ,

whom some of the children of Israel priced,

¹⁰and they gave them for the potter ’s field,

as the Lord commanded me .”

¹¹Now Jesus stood before the governor ; and the governor asked him , saying , “Are you the King of the Jews ?”

Jesus said to him , “ So you say .”

¹²When he was accused by the chief priests and elders , he answered nothing .

¹³Then Pilate said to him , “Don’t you hear how many things they testify against you ?”

¹⁴He gave him no answer, not even one word , so that the governor marvelled greatly .

¹⁵Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired .

¹⁶They had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas.

¹⁷When therefore they were gathered together , Pilate said to them , “Whom do you want me to release to you ? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ ?”

¹⁸For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up .

¹⁹While he was sitting on the judgement seat, his wife sent to him , saying , “Have nothing to do with that righteous man , for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him .”

²⁰Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus .

²¹But the governor answered them , “Which of the two do you want me to release to you ?”

They said , “Barabbas!”

²²Pilate said to them , “What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ ?”

They all said to him , “Let him be crucified !”

²³But the governor said , “Why ? What evil has he done ?”

But they cried out exceedingly , saying , “Let him be crucified !”

²⁴So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting , he took water and washed his hands before the multitude , saying , “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person . You see to it .”

²⁵All the people answered , “May his blood be on us and on our children !”

²⁶Then he released Barabbas to them , but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified .

²⁷Then the governor ’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium , and gathered the whole garrison together against him .

²⁸They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him .

²⁹They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head , and a reed in his right hand ; and they knelt down before him and mocked him , saying , “Hail , King of the Jews !”

³⁰They spat on him , and took the reed and struck him on the head .

³¹When they had mocked him , they took the robe off him , and put his clothes on him , and led him away to crucify him .

³²As they came out , they found a man of Cyrene , Simon by name , and they compelled him to go with them , that he might carry his cross .

³³When they came to a place called “Golgotha ”, that is to say , “The place of a skull ,”

³⁴they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall . When he had tasted it , he would not drink .[#27:34 or, vinegar; #27:34 Gall is a bitter-tasting, dark green oil from a wormwood plant that is alcoholic in its effect.]

³⁵When they had crucified him , they divided his clothing amongst them , casting lots ,[#27:35 TR adds “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: ‘They divided my garments amongst them, and for my clothing they cast lots;’” [see Psalms 22:18 and John 19:24]]

³⁶and they sat and watched him there .

³⁷They set up over his head the accusation against him written , “THIS IS JESUS , THE KING OF THE JEWS .”

³⁸Then there were two robbers crucified with him , one on his right hand and one on the left .

³⁹Those who passed by blasphemed him , wagging their heads

⁴⁰and saying , “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days , save yourself ! If you are the Son of God , come down from the cross !”

⁴¹Likewise the chief priests also mocking with the scribes , the Pharisees, and the elders , said ,[#27:41 TR omits “the Pharisees”]

⁴²“He saved others , but he can ’t save himself . If he is the King of Israel , let him come down from the cross now , and we will believe in him .

⁴³He trusts in God . Let God deliver him now , if he wants him ; for he said , ‘I am the Son of God .’”

⁴⁴The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach .

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour .[#27:45 noon; #27:45 3:00 p.m.]

⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice , saying , “ Eli , Eli , lima sabachthani ?” That is , “ My God , my God , why have you forsaken me ?”[#27:46 TR reads “lama” instead of “lima”; #Psalms 22:1]

⁴⁷Some of them who stood there , when they heard it , said , “This man is calling Elijah .”

⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge , filled it with vinegar , put it on a reed , and gave him a drink .

⁴⁹The rest said , “Let him be . Let ’s see whether Elijah comes to save him .”

⁵⁰Jesus cried again with a loud voice , and yielded up his spirit .

⁵¹Behold , the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom . The earth quaked and the rocks were split .

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

⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection , they entered into the holy city and appeared to many .

⁵⁴Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus , when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done , were terrified , saying , “Truly this was the Son of God !”

⁵⁵Many women were there watching from afar , who had followed Jesus from Galilee , serving him .

⁵⁶Amongst them were Mary Magdalene , Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee .

⁵⁷When evening had come , a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph , who himself was also Jesus ’ disciple , came .

⁵⁸This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus ’ body . Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up .

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

⁶⁰and laid it in his own new tomb , which he had cut out in the rock . Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb , and departed.

⁶¹Mary Magdalene was there , and the other Mary , sitting opposite the tomb.

⁶²Now on the next day , which was the day after the Preparation Day , the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate ,

⁶³saying , “Sir , we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive : ‘After three days I will rise again .’

⁶⁴Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day , lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away , and tell the people , ‘He is risen from the dead ;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first .”

⁶⁵Pilate said to them , “You have a guard . Go , make it as secure as you can .”

⁶⁶So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone .