Matthew 27

¹And when morning was come; all the chief Priests and ancients of the people consulted together against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

²And they brought him bound and delivered him to Ponce Pilate the President.

³Then Judas that betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting him, returned the thirty silver pieces to the chief Priests and ancients,

⁴saying: I have sinned, betraying just blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it.

⁵And casting down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.

⁶And the chief Priests having taken the silver pieces, said: It is not lawful to cast them into the Corbana, because it is the price of blood.

⁷And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers.

⁸For this cause that field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this present day.

⁹Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremie the Prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the priced, whom they did price of the children of Israel.

¹⁰And they gave them into the potter's field, as our Lord did appoint to me.

¹¹And Jesus stood before the President, and the President asked him, saying: Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest.

¹²And when he was accused of the chief Priests and Ancients, he answered nothing.

¹³Then Pilate saith to him: Doest thou not hear how many testimonies they allege against thee?

¹⁴And he answered him not to any word: so that the President did marvel exceedingly.

¹⁵And upon the solemn day the President had accustomed to release unto the People one prisoner, whom they would.

¹⁶And he had then a notorious prisoner, that was called Barabbas.

¹⁷They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ?

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

¹⁹And as he was sitting in place of judgement, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man. For I have suffered many things this day in my sleep for him.

²⁰But the chief Priests and ancients persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and make Jesus away.

²¹And the President answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.

²²Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.

²³The President said to them: Why what evil hath he done? But they cried the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

²⁴And Pilate seeing that he nothing prevailed, but rather tumult was toward; taking water he washed his hands before the People, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man: look you to it.

²⁵And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us, and upon our children.

²⁶Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them for to be crucified.

²⁷Then the President's soldiers taking Jesus into the Palace, gathered together unto him the whole band:

²⁸and stripping him, put a scarlet cloak about him.

²⁹and platting a crown of thorns, put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail King of the Jews.

³⁰And spitting upon him, they took the reed, and smote his head.

³¹And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.

³²And in going they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his Cross.

³³And they came into the place that is called Golgotha, which is, the place of Calvary.

³⁴And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

³⁵And after they had crucified him; they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they did cast lots.

³⁶And they sat and watched him.

³⁷And they put over his head his cause written: This is Jesus The King of The Jews.

³⁸Then were crucified with him two thieves; one on the right hand, and one on the left.

³⁹And they that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

⁴⁰and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the Temple of God and in three days doest re-edify it; save thine own self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the Cross.

⁴¹In like manner also the chief Priests with the Scribes and ancients mocking, said:

⁴²He saved other; himself he cannot save: if he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the Cross, and we will believe him.

⁴³He trusted in God; let him now deliver him if he will: for he said, that I am the Son of God.

⁴⁴And the self same thing the thieves also that were crucified with him, reproached him withal.

⁴⁵And from the sixth hour, there was darkness made upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a mighty voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma-sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷And certain that stood there and heard, said: He calleth Elias.

⁴⁸And incontinent one of them running, took a sponge, & filled it with vinegar; and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

⁴⁹And other said: Let be, let us see whether Elias come to deliver him.

⁵⁰And Jesus again crying with a mighty voice, yielded up the ghost.

⁵¹And behold the veil of the Temple was rent in two pieces, from the top even to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

⁵²And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept, rose.

⁵³And they going forth out of the graves after his resurrection, came into the holy city; and appeared to many.

⁵⁴And the Centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earth-quake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵And there were there many women a far off, which had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

⁵⁶among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the Sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was disciple to Jesus.

⁵⁸He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

⁵⁹And Joseph taking the body, wrapt it in clean sindon,

⁶⁰& laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, & went his way.

⁶¹And there was there Mary Magdalene, & the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁶²And the next day, which is after the Parasceve, the chief Priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

⁶³saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said yet living, After three days I will rise again.

⁶⁴Command therefore the sepulchre to be kept until the third day; lest perhaps his Disciples come, and steal him, & say to the people, he is risen from the dead: and the last error shall be worse than the first.

⁶⁵Pilate said to them: You have a guard: go, guard it as you know.

⁶⁶And they departing, made the sepulchre sure; sealing up the stone, with watchmen.