27:1  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and

elders of the people took counsel against Jesus 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, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he

was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty

pieces of silver 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 thou [to that].

27:5  And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and

departed, and went and hanged himself.

27:6  And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It

is not lawful for 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  Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto

this day.

27:9  Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the

price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of

Israel did value;

27:10  And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord

appointed me.

27:11  And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor

asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said

unto him, Thou sayest.

27:12  And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders,

he answered nothing.

27:13  Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many

things they witness against thee?

27:14  And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the

governor marvelled greatly.

27:15  Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release unto

the people a prisoner, whom they would.

27:16  And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

27:17  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said

unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or

Jesus which is called Christ?

27:18  For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

27:19  When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent

unto him, saying, Have thou 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 Jesus.

27:21  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the

twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

27:22  Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus

which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be

crucified.

27:23  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But

they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

27:24  When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, 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 ye [to it].

27:25  Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be] on

us, and on our children.

27:26  Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had

scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.

27:27  Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the

common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band [of soldiers].

27:28  And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

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 smote him

on the head.

27:31  And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe

off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away

to crucify [him].

27:32  And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon

by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

27:33  And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha,

that is to say, a place of a skull,

27:34  They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and

when he had tasted [thereof], he would not drink.

27:35  And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting

lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,

 They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did

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

JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27:38  Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on

the right hand, and another on the left.

27:39  And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

27:40  And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest

[it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God,

come down from the cross.

27:41  Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with the

scribes and elders, said,

27:42  He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the

King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we

will believe him.

27:43  He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will

have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

27:44  The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the

same in his teeth.

27:45  Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the

land unto the ninth hour.

27:46  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,

saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my

God, why hast thou forsaken me?

27:47  Some of them that stood there, when they heard [that],

said, This [man] calleth for Elias.

27:48  And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and

filled [it] with vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him

to drink.

27:49  The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come

to save him.

27:50  Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded

up the ghost.

27:51  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain

from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the

rocks rent;

27:52  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints

which slept arose,

27:53  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and

went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

27:54  Now when the centurion, and they that were with him,

watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were

done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

27:55  And many women were there beholding afar off, which

followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

27:56  Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

27:57  When the even was come, there came a rich man of

Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

27:58  He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 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

sepulchre, and departed.

27:61  And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting

over against the sepulchre.

27:62  Now the next day, that followed the day of the

preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto

Pilate,

27:63  Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while

he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

27:64  Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until

the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him

away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the

last error shall be worse than the first.

27:65  Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make

[it] as sure as ye can.

27:66  So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the

stone, and setting a watch.

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