Matthew 27 NLT ISV Parallel

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1Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.

1When morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death.

2Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

2They bound him with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

3When 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.

3Then Judas, who had betrayed him, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus was condemned. He brought the 30 pieces of silver back to the high priests and elders,

4“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”

4saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself."

5Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.

5Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.

6The 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.”

6The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money."

7After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.

7So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

8That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.

8That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

9This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, “They took the thirty pieces of silver— the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel,

9Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said, "They took the 30 pieces of silver, the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelis,

10and purchased the potter’s field, as the LORD directed. ” Jesus’ Trial before Pilate

10and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

11Now 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.”

11Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

12But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.

12While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.

13“Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded.

13Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?"

14But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise.

14But Jesus did not reply at all, so that the governor was very surprised.

15Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.

15At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.

16This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.

16At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

17As 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?”

17So when the people had gathered, Pilate asked them, "Which man do you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called 'the Messiah'?"

18(He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)

18He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

19Just 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.”

19While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him a message that said, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because today I have suffered terribly due to a dream I had about him."

20Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

20But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.

21So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!”

21So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.

22Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

22Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

23“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

23He asked, "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"

24Pilate 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!”

24Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves."

25And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”

25All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and our children!"

26So 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

26Then he released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.

27Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment.

27Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

29They 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!”

29Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

30And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.

30Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.

31When 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

31When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

32Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.

32As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

33And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).

33When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Skull Place"),

34The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.

34they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.

35After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

35After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.

36Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.

36Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.

37A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

37Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

38Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

38At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

39The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.

39Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads,

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!”

40and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

41The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.

41In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

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!

42"He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

43He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

44Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way. The Death of Jesus

44In a similar way, the bandits who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

45At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

45From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

46At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

46About three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

47Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

47When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."

48One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.

48So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.

49But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”

49But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

50Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.

50Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and died.

51At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,

51Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

52and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.

52tombs were opened, and many saints who had died were brought back to life.

53They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

53After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.

54The Roman officer 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!”

54When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"

55And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.

55Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him.

56Among 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

56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

57As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,

57Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

58went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.

58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be done.

59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.

59So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

60He 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.

60Then he placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. After rolling a large stone across the door of the tomb, he left,

61Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching. The Guard at the Tomb

61but Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained there, sitting in front of the tomb.

62The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.

62The following day (that is, after the Day of Preparation), the high priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate

63They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’

63and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, 'I will be raised after three days.'

64So 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.”

64Therefore, order the tomb to be secured until the third day, or his disciples may go and steal him and then tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead.' Then the last deception would be worse than the first one."

65Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.”

65Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."

66So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.

66So they went and secured the tomb by putting a seal on the stone in the presence of the guards.

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