Jesus Delivered to Pilate (Matthew 27:1–2)
1 ULT And immediately in the morning, having made counsel, the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the entire Sanhedrin, having bound Jesus, led{ him} away and handed{ him} over to Pilate. BSB BSB: Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate. 2 ULT And Pilate questioned him,“Are you the King of the Jews?” But he, answering him, says,“You say{ it}.” BSB BSB: So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3 ULT And the chief priests were accusing him of many things. BSB BSB: And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
4 ULT Now Pilate again was questioning him, saying,“Do you not answer anything? See how many things they are accusing you!” BSB BSB: Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
5 ULT But Jesus no longer answered anything, so as to amaze Pilate. BSB BSB: But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas (Matthew 27:15–23; Luke 23:13–25)
6 ULT Now at the festival, he was releasing to them one prisoner whom they were requesting. BSB BSB: Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
7 ULT Now there was the one called Barabbas, having been bound with the rebels, who had committed murder in the insurrection. BSB BSB: And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
8 ULT And having come up, the crowd began to request just as he was doing for them. BSB BSB: So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
9 ULT And Pilate answered them, saying,“Do you want{ that} I would release to you the King of the Jews?” BSB BSB: “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
10 ULT For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy. BSB BSB: For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
11 ULT But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead. BSB BSB: But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
Pilate Delivers Up Jesus (Matthew 27:24–26)
12 ULT And Pilate, answering again, was saying to them,“What therefore should I do{ with the one} you call the King of the Jews?” BSB BSB: So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
13 ULT But they cried out again,“Crucify him!” BSB BSB: And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
14 ULT But Pilate was saying to them,“For what evil did he do?” But they cried out even more,“Crucify him.” BSB BSB: “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
15 ULT Now Pilate, wanting to do{ what} was pleasing to the crowd, released Barabbas to them and handed Jesus over, having flogged{ him}, so that he might be crucified. BSB BSB: And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus (Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)
16 ULT Now the soldiers led him inside the courtyard(that is, the Praetorium) and call together the whole cohort BSB BSB: Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
17 ULT and put on him a purple robe and place on him, having woven{ it} together, a crown of thorns, BSB BSB: They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
18 ULT and they began to greet him:“Rejoice, King of the Jews!” BSB BSB: And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 ULT And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending the knee, they were bowing down to him. BSB BSB: They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
20 ULT And when they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off him and put his robes on him and lead him out so that they might crucify him. BSB BSB: After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–27)
21 ULT And they press into service a certain passerby, Simon, a Cyrenean(the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming from the country, so that he might carry his cross. BSB BSB: Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
22 ULT And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is translated,“Place of a Skull.” BSB BSB: They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
23 ULT And they were giving to him wine having been mixed with myrrh, but he did not receive{ it}. BSB BSB: There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
25 ULT Now it was the third hour, and they crucified him. BSB BSB: It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
26 ULT And this was the inscription of his charge, having been written:“The King of the Jews.” BSB BSB: And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 ULT And they crucify two robbers with him, one at his right and one at his left. BSB BSB: Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
28 ULT And the scripture was fulfilled that says,“And he was counted with lawless ones.” BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
29 ULT And the ones passing by were blaspheming him, wagging their heads and saying,“Aha! The one destroying the temple and rebuilding{ it} in three days, BSB BSB: And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 ULT save yourself, having come down from the cross!” BSB BSB: come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
31 ULT Likewise also the chief priests, mocking{ him} to each other with the scribes, were saying,“He saved others; he is not able to save himself. BSB BSB: In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 ULT Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross so that we might see and might believe,” and the ones having been crucified with him were reviling him. BSB BSB: Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
The Death of Jesus (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
34 ULT And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated,“My God, my God, why did you forsake me?” BSB BSB: At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35 ULT And some of the ones having stood by, having heard{ it}, were saying,“Behold, he calls Elijah.” BSB BSB: When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
36 ULT And someone, having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put{ it} around a reed, was giving{ it} to him to drink, saying,“Leave{ him}! Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down!” BSB BSB: And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
38 ULT And the curtain of the temple was split in two from top to bottom. BSB BSB: And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 ULT Now the centurion, having stood by opposite him, having seen that he expired in this way, said,“Truly this man was a Son of God.” BSB BSB: When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
40 ULT Now there were also women watching from a distance, among whom{ were} also Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joses and Salome, BSB BSB: And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41 ULT who, when he was in Galilee, were following him and serving him, and many other{ women} who had come up with him to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
The Burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
42 ULT And evening already having come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, BSB BSB: Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 ULT Joseph, the one from Arimathea, a respected member of the council who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, having come, having dared, entered in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. BSB BSB: Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
45 ULT And having learned from the centurion, he gave the corpse to Joseph. BSB BSB: When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
47 ULT Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the{ mother} of Joses were watching where he had been put. BSB BSB: Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.