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Chapter 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: |
| 2 | And when they had bound him,
they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. |
| 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, |
| 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. |
| 5 | And he
cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged
himself. |
| 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. |
| 7 |
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's
field, to bury strangers in. |
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8 | Wherefore that field was called, The
field of blood, unto this day. |
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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; |
| 10
| And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord
appointed me. |
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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. |
| 12 | And when he was accused of the chief priests
and elders, he answered nothing. |
| 13 | Then said Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? |
| 14 | And he
answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled
greatly. |
| 15
| Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto
the people a prisoner, whom they would. |
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16 | And they had then a
notable prisoner, called Barabbas. |
| 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? |
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18 | For he knew that for
envy they had delivered him. |
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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.
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| 20 | But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they
should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. |
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21 | The governor answered and
said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They
said, Barabbas. |
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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. |
| 23
| And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But
they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. |
| 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. |
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25 | Then answered all the
people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. |
| 26 | Then
released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered
him to be crucified. |
| 27 | Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus
into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
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| 28 | And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. |
| 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! |
| 30 | And they spit upon him, and took the reed,
and smote him on the head. |
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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. |
| 32 | And as they came out, they found a man of
Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. |
| 33 | And
when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a
skull, |
| 34
| They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and
when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. |
| 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. |
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36 | And sitting down they
watched him there; |
| 37 | And set up over his head his accusation
written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
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38 | Then were there two
thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the
left. |
| 39 |
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their
heads, |
| 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. |
| 41
| Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the
scribes and elders, said, |
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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. |
| 43 | He trusted in God; let him deliver him now,
if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. |
| 44 | The thieves
also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. |
| 45 |
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth
hour. |
| 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? |
| 47 | Some of them that stood there, when they
heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. |
| 48 | And
straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. |
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49 | The rest said, Let be, let
us see whether Elias will come to save him. |
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50 | Jesus, when he had
cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. |
| 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; |
| 52 | And the graves were opened;
and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, |
| 53 | And came out
of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared
unto many. |
| 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. |
| 55 | And many
women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering unto him: |
| 56 | Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children. |
| 57 | When
the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also
himself was Jesus' disciple: |
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58 | He went to Pilate, and begged the body
of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. |
| 59 | And when
Joseph had taken the body, he 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 a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. |
| 61 |
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
sepulchre. |
| 62
| Now the next day, that followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
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| 63 | Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive, After three days I will rise again. |
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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. |
| 65 | Pilate said
unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. |
| 66 |
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a
watch. |
