Matthew 27
New King James Version
Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate
27 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted 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.

Judas Hangs Himself
3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

6 But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” 7 And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, 10 and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus Faces Pilate
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” 12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” 14 But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

Taking the Place of Barabbas
15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.

19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”

They said, “Barabbas!”

22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

23 Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.”

25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. 28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on 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 Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross
32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. 33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

35 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

36 Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, 42 “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is 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 Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies on the Cross
45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

55 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb
57 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. 59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

Pilate Sets a Guard
62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, 63 saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”

65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.

Footnotes
Matthew 27:2 NU omits Pontius
Matthew 27:16 NU Jesus Barabbas
Matthew 27:24 an uproar
Matthew 27:24 NU omits just
Matthew 27:26 flogged with a Roman scourge
Matthew 27:27 The governor’s headquarters
Matthew 27:27 cohort
Matthew 27:29 Lit. woven
Matthew 27:34 NU omits sour
Matthew 27:35 NU, M omit the rest of v. 35.
Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him
Matthew 27:56 NU Joseph
Matthew 27:61 in front of
Matthew 27:64 NU omits by night
Mateo 27
Reina Valera Actualizada
Jesús es llevado ante Pilato
27 Al amanecer, todos los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo tomaron consejo contra Jesús para entregarle a muerte. 2 Y después de atarlo, lo llevaron y lo entregaron al procurador Pilato.

La muerte de Judas
3 Entonces Judas, el que le había entregado, al ver que era condenado, sintió remordimiento y devolvió las treinta piezas de plata a los principales sacerdotes y a los ancianos, 4 diciendo:

—Yo he pecado entregando sangre inocente.

Pero ellos dijeron:

—¿Qué nos importa a nosotros? ¡Es asunto tuyo!

5 Entonces él, arrojando las piezas de plata dentro del santuario, se apartó, se fue y se ahorcó. 6 Los principales sacerdotes, tomando las piezas de plata, dijeron:

—No es lícito ponerlas en el tesoro de las ofrendas, porque es precio de sangre.

7 Y habiendo tomado acuerdo, compraron con ellas el campo del Alfarero, para sepultura de los extranjeros. 8 Por eso aquel campo se llama Campo de Sangre hasta el día de hoy. 9 Entonces se cumplió lo que fue dicho por el profeta Jeremías, cuando dijo: Y tomaron las treinta piezas de plata, precio del apreciado, según el precio fijado por los hijos de Israel; 10 y las dieron para el campo del Alfarero, como me ordenó el Señor .

Pilato interroga a Jesús
11 Jesús estuvo de pie en presencia del procurador, y el procurador le preguntó diciendo:

—¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos?

Jesús le dijo:

—Tú lo dices.

12 Y siendo acusado por los principales sacerdotes y por los ancianos, no respondió nada. 13 Entonces Pilato le dijo:

—¿No oyes cuántas cosas testifican contra ti?

14 Él no le respondió ni una palabra, de manera que el procurador se maravillaba mucho.

15 En la fiesta, el procurador acostumbraba soltar al pueblo un preso, el que quisieran. 16 Tenían en aquel entonces un preso famoso que se llamaba Barrabás. 17 Estando ellos reunidos, Pilato les dijo:

—¿A cuál quieren que les suelte? ¿A Barrabás o a Jesús, llamado el Cristo?

18 Porque sabía que por envidia lo habían entregado. 19 Mientras él estaba sentado en el tribunal, su esposa le mandó a decir: “No tengas nada que ver con ese justo, porque hoy he sufrido muchas cosas en sueños por causa de él”.

20 Entonces los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos persuadieron a las multitudes que pidieran a Barrabás y que dieran muerte a Jesús. 21 Y respondiendo el procurador les dijo:

—¿A cuál de los dos quieren que les suelte?

Ellos dijeron:

—¡A Barrabás!

22 Pilato les dijo:

—¿Qué, pues, haré con Jesús, llamado el Cristo?

Todos dijeron:

—¡Sea crucificado!

23 Y el procurador les dijo:

—Pues, ¿qué mal ha hecho?

Pero ellos gritaban aún más fuerte diciendo:

—¡Sea crucificado!

24 Y cuando Pilato se dio cuenta de que no se lograba nada sino que solo se hacía más alboroto, tomó agua y se lavó las manos delante de la multitud diciendo:

—¡Yo soy inocente de la sangre de este! ¡Será asunto de ustedes!

25 Respondió todo el pueblo y dijo:

—¡Su sangre sea sobre nosotros y sobre nuestros hijos!

26 Entonces les soltó a Barrabás y, después de haber azotado a Jesús, lo entregó para que fuera crucificado.

Los soldados se burlan de Jesús
27 Entonces los soldados del procurador llevaron a Jesús al Pretorio y reunieron a toda la compañía alrededor de él. 28 Después de desnudarle, le echaron encima un manto de escarlata. 29 Habiendo entretejido una corona de espinas, se la pusieron sobre su cabeza, y en su mano derecha pusieron una caña. Se arrodillaron delante de él y se burlaron de él, diciendo:

—¡Viva, rey de los judíos!

30 Y escupiendo en él, tomaron la caña y le golpeaban la cabeza.

La crucifixión de Jesús
31 Cuando se hubieron burlado de él, le quitaron el manto, le pusieron sus propios vestidos y lo llevaron para crucificarle. 32 Mientras salían, hallaron a un hombre de Cirene llamado Simón. A este lo obligaron a cargar la cruz de Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron al lugar que se llama Gólgota, que significa lugar de la Calavera, 34 le dieron a beber vino mezclado con ajenjo; pero cuando lo probó, no lo quiso beber. 35 Después de crucificarlo, repartieron sus vestidos, echando suertes. 36 Y sentados, le guardaban allí.

37 Pusieron sobre su cabeza su acusación escrita: ESTE ES JESÚS, EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS. 38 Entonces crucificaron con él a dos ladrones, uno a la derecha y otro a la izquierda. 39 Los que pasaban lo insultaban, meneando sus cabezas 40 y diciendo:

—Tú que derribas el templo y en tres días lo edificas, ¡sálvate a ti mismo, si eres Hijo de Dios, y desciende de la cruz!

41 De igual manera, aun los principales sacerdotes junto con los escribas y los ancianos se burlaban de él, y decían:

42 —A otros salvó; a sí mismo no se puede salvar. ¿Es rey de Israel? ¡Que descienda ahora de la cruz, y creeremos en él! 43 Ha confiado en Dios. Que lo libre ahora si lo quiere, porque dijo: “Soy Hijo de Dios”.

44 También los ladrones que estaban crucificados con él lo injuriaban de la misma manera.

La muerte de Jesús
45 Desde el medio día descendió oscuridad sobre toda la tierra hasta las tres de la tarde. 46 Como a las tres de la tarde Jesús exclamó a gran voz diciendo:

—¡Elí, Elí! ¿Lama sabactani?, (esto es: Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?) .

47 Cuando algunos de los que estaban allí le oyeron, decían:

—Este hombre llama a Elías.

48 Y de inmediato uno de ellos corrió, tomó una esponja, la llenó de vinagre y, poniéndola en una caña, le daba de beber. 49 Pero otros decían:

—Deja, veamos si viene Elías a salvarlo.

50 Pero Jesús clamó otra vez a gran voz y entregó el espíritu.

51 Y he aquí, el velo del templo se rasgó en dos, de arriba abajo. La tierra tembló y las rocas se partieron. 52 Se abrieron los sepulcros y muchos cuerpos de hombres santos que habían muerto se levantaron; 53 y salidos de los sepulcros después de la resurrección de él, fueron a la santa ciudad y aparecieron a muchos.

54 Y cuando el centurión y los que con él guardaban a Jesús vieron el terremoto y las cosas que habían sucedido, temieron en gran manera y dijeron:

—¡Verdaderamente este era Hijo de Dios!

55 Estaban allí muchas mujeres mirando desde lejos. Ellas habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea, sirviéndole. 56 Entre ellas se encontraban: María Magdalena, María la madre de Jacobo y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo.

Jesús es sepultado
57 Al atardecer, vino un hombre rico de Arimatea llamado José, quien también había sido discípulo de Jesús. 58 Este se presentó a Pilato y pidió el cuerpo de Jesús. Entonces Pilato mandó que se le diera. 59 José tomó el cuerpo, lo envolvió en una sábana limpia 60 y lo puso en su sepulcro nuevo que había labrado en la peña. Luego hizo rodar una gran piedra a la entrada del sepulcro y se fue. 61 Estaban allí María Magdalena y la otra María, sentadas delante del sepulcro.

La guardia puesta ante el sepulcro
62 Al día siguiente, esto es, después de la Preparación, los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos se reunieron ante Pilato 63 diciendo:

—Señor, nos acordamos de que mientras aún vivía, aquel engañador dijo: “Después de tres días resucitaré”. 64 Manda, pues, que se asegure el sepulcro hasta el tercer día, no sea que sus discípulos vengan y roben el cadáver, y digan al pueblo: “Ha resucitado de los muertos”. Y el último fraude será peor que el primero.

65 Pilato les dijo:

—Tienen tropas de guardia. Vayan y asegúrenlo como saben hacerlo.

66 Ellos fueron y, habiendo sellado la piedra, aseguraron el sepulcro con la guardia.

Footnotes
Mateo 27:10 Zac. 11:12, 13; Jer. 32:6-9; 18:2, 3.
Mateo 27:46 Sal. 22:1.