Matthäus 27
Schlachter 1951
Auslieferung Jesu an Pilatus
27 Als es aber Morgen geworden war, hielten alle Hohenpriester und die Ältesten des Volkes einen Rat gegen Jesus, um ihn zum Tode zu bringen. 2 Und sie banden ihn, führten ihn ab und lieferten ihn dem Statthalter[a] Pontius Pilatus aus.
Reue und Selbstmord des Judas
3 Als nun Judas, der ihn verraten hatte, sah, daß er verurteilt war, reute es ihn; und er brachte die dreißig Silberlinge den Hohenpriestern und den Ältesten zurück 4 und sprach: Ich habe gesündigt, daß ich unschuldiges Blut verraten habe! Sie aber sprachen: Was geht das uns an? Da sieh du zu! 5 Da warf er die Silberlinge im Tempel[b] hin und machte sich davon, ging hin und erhängte sich. 6 Die Hohenpriester aber nahmen die Silberlinge und sprachen: Wir dürfen sie nicht in den Gotteskasten[c] legen, weil es Blutgeld ist.
7 Nachdem sie aber Rat gehalten [hatten], kauften sie dafür den Acker des Töpfers, als Begräbnisstätte für die Fremdlinge. 8 Daher wird jener Acker Blutacker genannt bis auf den heutigen Tag. 9 Da wurde erfüllt, was durch den Propheten Jeremia gesagt ist, der spricht: „Und sie nahmen die dreißig Silberlinge, den Wert des Geschätzten, den sie geschätzt hatten, von den Söhnen Israels 10 und gaben sie für den Acker des Töpfers, wie der Herr mir befohlen hatte.“
Jesus vor dem römischen Statthalter Pilatus
11 Jesus aber stand vor dem Statthalter; und der Statthalter fragte ihn und sprach: Bist du der König der Juden? Jesus sprach zu ihm: Du sagst es! 12 Und als er von den Hohenpriestern und den Ältesten verklagt wurde, antwortete er nichts. 13 Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm: Hörst du nicht, wie vieles sie gegen dich zeugen? 14 Und er antwortete ihm auch nicht auf ein einziges Wort, so da_ der Statthalter sich sehr verwunderte.
Jesus oder Barabbas?
15 Aber auf das Fest pflegte der Statthalter der Volksmenge einen Gefangenen freizugeben, welchen sie wollten. 16 Sie hatten aber damals einen berüchtigten Gefangenen namens Barabbas. 17 Als sie nun versammelt waren, sprach Pilatus zu ihnen: Welchen wollt ihr, daß ich euch freilasse, Barabbas oder Jesus, den an Christus nennt? 18 Denn er wußte, daß sie ihn aus Neid ausgeliefert hatten.
19 Als er aber auf dem Richterstuhl saß, sandte seine Frau zu ihm und ließ ihm sagen: Habe du nichts zu schaffen mit diesem Gerechten; denn ich habe heute im Traum seinetwegen viel gelitten!
20 Aber die Hohenpriester und die Ältesten überredeten die Volksmenge, den Barabbas zu erbitten, Jesus aber umbringen zu lassen. 21 Der Statthalter aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Welchen von diesen beiden wollt ihr, daß ich euch freilasse? Sie sprachen: Den Barabbas! 22 Pilatus spricht zu ihnen: Was soll ich denn mit Jesus tun, den man Christus nennt? Sie sprachen alle zu ihm: Kreuzige ihn! 23 Da sagte der Statthalter: Was hat er denn Böses getan? Sie aber schrieen noch viel mehr und sprachen: Kreuzige ihn!
24 Als nun Pilatus sah, daß er nichts ausrichtete, sondern daß vielmehr ein Aufruhr entstand, nahm er Wasser und wusch sich vor der Volksmenge die Hände und sprach: Ich bin unschuldig an dem Blut dieses Gerechten; seht ihr zu! 25 Und alles Volk antwortete und sprach: Sein Blut komme über uns und über unsere Kinder!
26 Da gab er ihnen den Barabbas los; Jesus aber ließ er geißeln und übergab ihn zur Kreuzigung.
Jesus wird verspottet. Die Dornenkrone
27 Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte des Statthalters Jesus in das Prätorium[d] und versammelten die ganze Kohorte[e] um ihn. 28 Und sie zogen ihn aus und legten ihm einen Purpurmantel um 29 und flochten eine Krone von Dornen, setzten sie auf sein Haupt, gaben ihm ein Rohr in die rechte Hand und beugten vor ihm die Knie, verspotteten ihn und sprachen: Sei gegrüßt, König der Juden! 30 Dann spieen sie ihn an und nahmen das Rohr und schlugen ihn auf das Haupt. 31 Und nachdem sie ihn verspottet hatten, zogen sie ihm den Mantel aus,+ legten ihm seine Kleider an, und dann führten sie ihn hin, um ihn zu kreuzigen.
Die Kreuzigung Jesu
32 Als sie aber hinauszogen, fanden sie einen Mann von Kyrene, namens Simon; den zwangen sie, ihm das Kreuz zu tragen. 33 Und als sie an den Ort kamen, den man Golgatha nennt, das heißt Schädelstätte, 34 gaben sie ihm Essig mit Galle vermischt zu trinken; und als er es gekostet hatte, wollte er nicht trinken.
35 Nachdem sie ihn nun gekreuzigt hatten, teilten sie seine Kleider unter sich und warfen das Los, damit erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten gesagt ist: „Sie haben meine Kleider unter sich geteilt, und über mein Gewand haben sie das Los geworfen.“ 36 Und sie saßen dort und bewachten ihn.
37 Und sie befestigten über seinem Haupt die Inschrift seiner Schuld: Dies ist Jesus, der König der Juden.
38 Dann wurden mit ihm zwei Räuber gekreuzigt, einer zur Rechten, der andere zur Linken.
39 Die aber vorübergingen, lästerten ihn, schüttelten die Köpfe 40 und sprachen: Der du den Tempel zerstörst und in drei Tagen aufbaust, hilf dir selbst! Bist du Gottes Sohn, so steig vom Kreuz herab! 41 Gleicherweise aber spotteten auch die Hohenpriester samt den Schriftgelehrten und Ältesten und sprachen: 42 Andere hat er gerettet, sich selbst kann er nicht retten. Ist er der König Israels, so steige er nun vom Kreuz herab, so wollen wir ihm glauben! 43 Er hat auf Gott vertraut, der befreie ihn jetzt, wenn er Lust an ihm hat; denn er hat ja gesagt: Ich bin Gottes Sohn! 44 Desgleichen schmähten ihn auch die Mörder, die mit ihm gekreuzigt waren.
Der Tod Jesu
45 Aber von der sechsten Stunde an bis zur neunten Stunde kam eine Finsternis über das ganze Land[f]. 46 Und um die neunte Stunde rief Jesus mit lauter Stimme: Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani! das heißt: Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? 47 Etliche der Anwesenden, als sie es hörten, sprachen nun: Der ruft den Elia! 48 Und sogleich lief einer von ihnen, nahm einen Schwamm, füllte ihn mit Essig, steckte ihn auf ein Rohr und gab ihm zu trinken. 49 Die übrigen aber sprachen: Halt, laßt uns sehen, ob Elia kommt, um ihn zu retten!
50 Jesus aber schrie nochmals mit lauter Stimme und gab den Geist auf.
51 Und siehe, der Vorhang im Tempel[g] riß von oben bis unten entzwei, und die Erde erbebte, und die Felsen spalteten sich. 52 Und die Gräber öffneten sich, und viele Leiber der entschlafenen Heiligen wurden auferweckt 53 und gingen aus den Gräbern hervor nach seiner Auferstehung[h] und kamen in die heilige Stadt und erschienen vielen.
54 Als aber der Hauptmann und die, welche mit ihm Jesus bewachten, das Erdbeben sahen und was da geschah, fürchteten sie sich sehr und sprachen: Wahrhaftig, dieser war Gottes Sohn!
55 Es waren aber dort viele Frauen, die von ferne zusahen, welche Jesus von Galiläa her gefolgt waren und ihm gedient hatten; 56 unter ihnen waren Maria Magdalena, und Maria, die Mutter des Jakobus und Joses, und die Mutter der Söhne des Zebedäus.
Der Leib Jesu wird ins Grab gelegt
57 Als es nun Abend wurde, kam ein reicher Mann von Arimathia, namens Joseph, der auch ein Jünger Jesu geworden war. 58 Dieser ging zu Pilatus und bat um den Leib Jesu. Da befahl Pilatus, daß er ihm gegeben werde. 59 Und Joseph nahm den Leichnam, wickelte ihn in reine Leinwand 60 und legte ihn in seine neue Gruft, welche er im Felsen hatte aushauen lassen; und er wälzte einen großen Stein vor die Tür der Gruft und ging davon. 61 Es waren aber dort Maria Magdalena und die andere Maria, die sa_en dem Grabe gegenüber.
Das Grab versiegelt und bewacht
62 Am andern Tag nun, der auf den Rüsttag folgt, versammelten sich die Hohenpriester und die Pharisäer bei Pilatus 63 und sprachen: Herr, wir erinnern uns, daß dieser Verführer sprach, als er noch lebte: Nach drei Tagen werde ich auferstehen.[i] 64 So befiehl nun, daß das Grab sicher bewacht werde bis zum dritten Tag, damit nicht etwa seine Jünger in der Nacht kommen, ihn stehlen und zum Volk sagen: Er ist von den Toten auferstanden[j], und der letzte Betrug schlimmer wird als der erste.
65 Pilatus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ihr sollt eine Wache haben! Geht hin und bewacht es, so gut ihr könnt! 66 Da gingen sie hin, versiegelten den Stein und bewachten das Grab mit der Wache.
Footnotes
- Matthäus 27:2 FES: Landpfleger
- Matthäus 27:5 d.h. Im Heiligtum, s. Glossar
- Matthäus 27:6 den sog. Korban, die im Tempel aufbewahrten Spenden
- Matthäus 27:27 Prätorium, Sitz des römischen Statthalters, s. Ap 23:35; s.a. Glossar
- Matthäus 27:27 Kohorte, Truppeneinheit, Ap 21:31, s.a. Glossar
- Matthäus 27:45 o. die ganze Erde
- Matthäus 27:51 im Heiligtum, s.a. V.5, Glossar
- Matthäus 27:53 w. Auferweckung
- Matthäus 27:63 w. auferweckt werden
- Matthäus 27:64 w. auferweckt worden
Matthew 27
New Living Translation
Judas Hangs Himself
27 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. 2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. 4 “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.”
“What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.
6 The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.”[a] 7 After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. 8 That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. 9 This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says,
“They took[b] the thirty pieces of silver—
the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel,
10 and purchased the potter’s field,
as the Lord directed.[c]”
Jesus’ Trial before Pilate
11 Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
12 But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. 13 “Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded. 14 But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise.
15 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted. 16 This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.[d] 17 As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
19 Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”
20 Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. 21 So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?”
The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
They shouted back, “Crucify him!”
23 “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”
24 Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”
25 And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”[e]
26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27 Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters[f] and called out the entire regiment. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. 29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” 30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. 31 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
32 Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[g] and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. 33 And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). 34 The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.
35 After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[h] 36 Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there. 37 A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 Two revolutionaries[i] were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
39 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. 40 “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
41 The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. 42 “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! 43 He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 46 At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[j] lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[k]
47 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. 48 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. 49 But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”[l]
50 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, 52 and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. 53 They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.
54 The Roman officer[m] and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
55 And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
The Burial of Jesus
57 As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, 58 went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. 59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. 60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left. 61 Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, on the Sabbath,[n] the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. 63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ 64 So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”
65 Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.” 66 So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
Footnotes
- 27:6 Greek since it is the price for blood.
- 27:9 Or I took.
- 27:9-10 Greek as the Lord directed me. Zech 11:12-13; Jer 32:6-9.
- 27:16 Some manuscripts read Jesus Barabbas; also in 27:17.
- 27:25 Greek “His blood be on us and on our children.”
- 27:27 Or into the Praetorium.
- 27:32 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
- 27:35 Greek by casting lots. A few late manuscripts add This fulfilled the word of the prophet: “They divided my garments among themselves and cast lots for my robe.” See Ps 22:18.
- 27:38 Or criminals; also in 27:44.
- 27:46a Some manuscripts read Eloi, Eloi.
- 27:46b Ps 22:1.
- 27:49 Some manuscripts add And another took a spear and pierced his side, and out flowed water and blood. Compare John 19:34.
- 27:54 Greek The centurion.
- 27:62 Or On the next day, which is after the Preparation.
Matthew 27
New International Version
Judas Hangs Himself
27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.(A) 2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him,(D) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(E) to the chief priests and the elders. 4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”
“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)
5 So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)
6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. 9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(J) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](K)
Jesus Before Pilate(L)
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(M)
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(N) 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”(O) 14 But Jesus made no reply,(P) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.
15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner(Q) chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(R) 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,(S) his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent(T) man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream(U) because of him.”
20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(V)
21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(W) Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(X) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(Y) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(Z) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(AA)
25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(AB)
26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(AC) and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus(AD)
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(AE) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(AF) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(AG) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(AH) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(AI)
The Crucifixion of Jesus(AJ)
32 As they were going out,(AK) they met a man from Cyrene,(AL) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(AM) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(AN) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(AO) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AP) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(AQ) over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.
38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(AR) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(AS) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(AT) save yourself!(AU) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(AV) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(AW) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(AX) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(AY) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The Death of Jesus(AZ)
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(BA) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[d](BB)
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,(BC) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.(BD)
51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(BE) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(BF) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city(BG) and appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(BH) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(BI)
55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(BJ) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,[f] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(BK)
The Burial of Jesus(BL)
57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb(BM) that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(BN) 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body(BO) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 “Take a guard,”(BP) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(BQ) on the stone(BR) and posting the guard.(BS)
Footnotes
- Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
- Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
- Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
- Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
- Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
- Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
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