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ˈOoñˈomna Jesús na mˈaaⁿ Pilato

27  Quia na jnda̱ teincoo chaˈtso ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye quiiˈ tsjoom nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos ñeˈcwii jlaˈtjoomˈna ñˈoom na tˈmaⁿna cueˈ Jesús. Jlaˈtyeⁿna jom, tyˈeñˈomna jom. Tyˈecatioona cwenta jom lˈo̱ nquii Poncio Pilato na juu cwiluiiñe gobiernom.

Cantyja na tueˈ Judas

Ndoˈ Judas, tsˈaⁿ na tquiaa cwenta Jesús luee naⁿˈñeeⁿ, quia na ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ na jnda̱ teijndaaˈ na nncueˈ Jesús, tioo na jeeⁿ tia ntyjeeⁿ cantyja na sˈaaⁿ. Tjatseilcweeⁿˈeⁿ ntquiuu nchooˈ nqui sˈom xuee nda̱a̱ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye quiiˈ tsjoom. Tsoom nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Tˈmaⁿ jnaⁿya waa na seiquio̱o̱ya cwii tsˈaⁿ lueeˈyoˈ na tjaaˈnaⁿ jnaⁿ tseixmaⁿ.

Tˈo̱o̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ nnoom, jluena:

—¿Ljoˈ machˈeenaˈ jâ na ljoˈ? Candoˈ nncuˈ.

Quia joˈ Judas tyeⁿnqueeⁿˈeⁿ sˈom xueeˈñeeⁿ naquiiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ. Jnda̱ joˈ jlueeⁿˈeⁿ, tjaaⁿ. Tjatseintyjañê, seicueeˈñe cheⁿnqueⁿ.

Ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye jlaˈxcwiina sˈomˈñeeⁿ. Jluena:

—Sˈommeiiⁿ jnda̱ njomlˈua na nncueˈ tsˈaⁿ. Joˈ chii ticatyˈiomyanaˈ na nlatjo̱o̱ⁿˈa joonaˈ ñequio sˈom na cwiquioo cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

Jnda̱ na jlaˈtjoomˈna ñˈoom ñˈeⁿ ncˈiaana, jlaˈcatsuuna sˈomˈñeeⁿ. Tiomlˈuana cwii taⁿˈ tyuaa na jnda̱a̱ tsˈaⁿ na machˈee ncuaa. Joˈ joˈ lˈana watsˈom tyueˈ yuu na nncˈoocatyˈiuuna lˈoo, nnˈaⁿ na cweˈ cwiquieya tsjoomna. Cweˈ joˈ hasta xuee jeˈ jndyu tyuaaˈñeeⁿ Tyuaa Niomˈ. Ndoˈ na luaaˈ tuii seicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ ñˈoom ˈndyoo profeta Jeremías, tsoom: “Nnˈaⁿ Israel jlaˈjndaaˈndyena na njomlˈuañe tsˈaⁿ ntquiuu nchooˈ nqui sˈom xuee. Jnda̱ chii toˈñoomlcweˈna sˈomˈñeeⁿ. 10 Ñequio joonaˈ jlaˈjndana cwii taⁿˈ tyuaaˈ tsˈaⁿ na machˈee ncuaa chaˈxjeⁿ na tˈmo̱ⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom no̱o̱ⁿ na maxjeⁿ nluii.”

Tyomeintyjeeˈ Jesús jo nnom Pilato

11 Tyˈeñˈomna Jesús, tyomeintyjeeⁿˈeⁿ jo nnom gobiernom Pilato. Taxˈee tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ nnoom:

—¿Aa ˈu cwiluiindyuˈ Rey cwentaa nnˈaⁿ judíos?

Tˈo̱ Jesús, tsoom:

—Maxjeⁿ joˈ ja, chaˈna matsuˈ.

12 Ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye quiiˈ tsjoom tquiana jnaaⁿˈaⁿ nnom Pilato. Ndoˈ meiiⁿ na cwiqueⁿna ñˈoom nacjoomˈm sa̱a̱ jom meiⁿcwii ñˈoom tîcˈo̱o̱ⁿ. 13 Joˈ chii tso Pilato nnoom:

—¿Aa maxjeⁿ ticandiˈ ñˈoommeiiⁿ na cwitjeiˈyuuˈndyena nacjoˈ?

14 Sa̱a̱ meiⁿcwii ˈndyoo ñˈoom tîcˈo̱o̱ⁿ cantyja ñˈoom na tueeˈna nacjoomˈm. Joˈ chii sˈaanaˈ na jeeⁿ tjaweeˈ tsˈom Pilato na tîcˈo̱ Jesús.

Cwiwijndaaˈtyeⁿ na nncueˈ Jesús

15 Ndoˈ ticwii chu na nncueeˈ xuee pascua tyowaa costumbre na nquii gobiernom nntseicandyaañê meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ pra̱so na nntaⁿ nnˈaⁿ. 16 Ndoˈ quia joˈ tyomˈaaⁿ cwii pra̱so na jndyu Barrabás wˈaancjo na tˈmaⁿ ñˈoom waa nacjoomˈm. 17 Ndoˈ quia na tjomndye nnˈaⁿ, taxˈee Pilato nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—Jeˈ canduˈyoˈ, ¿ˈñeeⁿ juu lˈue nˈomˈyoˈ na nntseicandyaandyo̱? ¿Aa juu Barrabás, oo ¿aa Jesús na cwilue nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiiñe Cristo?

18 Ee seiˈno̱ⁿˈ Pilato na cweˈ na jndoona Jesús joˈ chii jlaˈquioona juu lˈo̱o̱ⁿ nchii ee na waa jnaaⁿˈ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ.

19 Ndoˈ yocheⁿ na wacatyeeⁿ na nncuˈxeeⁿ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ seicwanom scoomˈm cwii ñˈoom na mˈaaⁿ. Tso: “Ticatiiˈndyuˈ ñˈoomwaaˈ ee tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ matseixmaaⁿ cantyja na matyˈiomyanaˈ. Ee tsjom teincooquiuuˈ jeeⁿ ñeseicachjuu tsaⁿtsjom ja cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ.”

20 Ndoˈ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye quiiˈ tsjoom tyolaˈjndo̱ˈna nˈom nnˈaⁿ na cataⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ na candyaañe juu Barrabás ndoˈ Jesús cueeⁿˈeⁿ. 21 Joˈ chii taxˈeenndaˈ Pilato nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye, tsoom:

—Cwa canduˈyoˈ, ¿cwaaⁿ cwii na wendye joona lˈue nˈomˈyoˈ na catseicandyaandyo̱?

Joona tˈo̱o̱na, jluena:

—Juu Barrabás.

22 Taxˈeenndaˈ Pilato nda̱a̱na. Tsoom:

—Xeⁿ juu Barrabás nndyaañê quia joˈ ¿chiuu nntsˈaayo̱ ñequio Jesús na cwinduˈyoˈ na cwiluiiñe Cristo?

Chaˈtsondye naⁿˈñeeⁿ tˈo̱o̱na nnoom, jluena:

—Catyˈioomˈ jom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ.

23 Quia joˈ taxˈee Pilato nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—¿Ljoˈ jnaⁿ tseixmaaⁿ nquiuˈyoˈ?

Sa̱a̱ majndeiiti jlaˈxuaa naⁿˈñeeⁿ, jluena:

—Catyˈioomˈ jom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ.

24 Jnda̱ na ntyˈiaaˈ Pilato na tîcanaⁿñê ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ hasta manndyo na nlaˈwendyena nacjoomˈm, quia joˈ tcaaⁿ ndaatioo, jñoomˈm na jndooˈ chaˈtsondye naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Tsoom:

—Jeˈ mandyuuˈa cha caluiˈyuuˈnaˈ na ticacho̱o̱ jnaⁿ xeⁿ nlacueˈyoˈ tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ na tjaa jnaaⁿˈ. Joˈ chii, cajndoˈ ncjoˈyoˈ.

25 Sa̱a̱ tˈo̱o̱ chaˈtsondye naⁿˈñeeⁿ, jluena:

—Ljoˈ chˈeenaˈ jâ. Ncjo̱o̱yâ nncho̱o̱nqua̱a̱ⁿyâ jnaⁿ ñequio ndaayâ na nncueˈ tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ.

26 Joˈ chii Pilato seicandyaañê Barrabás chaˈxjeⁿ na taⁿ nnˈaⁿ. Ndoˈ sa̱ˈntjoom na calaˈseiˈ sondaro ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ Jesús. Jnda̱ joˈ tquiaaⁿ juu lueena na catyˈioomna juu tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ.

27 Jnda̱ joˈ tyˈeñˈom sondaroˈñeeⁿ Jesús naquiiˈcheⁿ watsˈiaaⁿ. Joˈ joˈ jlaˈtjomndye chaˈtso ntmaaⁿˈ sondaro nacañomˈm. 28 Tjeiiˈna liaⁿˈaⁿ ndoˈ jlaˈcweena cwiicheⁿ liaa jom, liaatco colo wee juunaˈ. 29 Ndoˈ jlaˈtyjoondyena nˈoomnioom cwii tsei. Tioomna juunaˈ xqueeⁿ chaˈcwijom corona. Ndoˈ tjaaˈndyena cwii tsmaaⁿ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ ntyjaya chaˈcwijom tsˈoomlˈeiiˈ tsaⁿmatsˈiaaⁿ tˈmaⁿ. Jnda̱ chii tyotaˈna cantyena jo nnoom na cweˈ cwincona jom. Tyoluena:

—Cwilaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyô̱ ˈu Rey cwentaa nnˈaⁿ judíos.

30 Mati tyotueeˈna ndaajnaⁿˈ cjoomˈm. Tjeiiˈndyena tsmaaⁿ na ndiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ, tyotmeiiⁿˈna juunaˈ xqueeⁿ. 31 Jnda̱ tjacjoona na cwincona jom, quia joˈ tjeiiˈna liaatcoˈñeeⁿ, jlaˈcweenndaˈna liaⁿˈaⁿ jom. Jnda̱ chii tyˈeñˈomna jom na nntyˈioomna jom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ.

Cwityˈioomna Jesús tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ

32 Xjeⁿ na maˈoocaluiˈna quiiˈ tsjoom, tjomndyena cwii tsˈaⁿ tsjoom Cirene na jndyu Simón. Lˈana na jndeiˈnaˈ na cjaañˈoom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ na nñoom Jesús.

33 Tquiena cwii joo na jndyu Gólgota. Ñˈoomwaaˈ ñecatsonaˈ Ta Tseiˈxqueⁿ Tsˈoo. 34 Tquiana winom na nncˈom na tjoomˈnaˈ ñequio cwii nasei na ja. Sa̱a̱ taticˈom quia ljeiiⁿ na tjoomˈ naseiˈñeeⁿ.

35 Ndoˈ quia jnda̱ tyˈioom sondaro jom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ, tyoˈoona xˈiaa na nntyˈiaana ˈñeeⁿ nleijnoomˈ cwii cwii liaⁿˈaⁿ. Ndoˈ na luaaˈ tuii seicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ ñˈoom na seiljeii profeta. Tso: “Tyoˈoona xˈiaa na nntyˈiaana ˈñeeⁿ joona nleijnoomˈ cwii cwii liaya.” 36 Jnda̱ chii tyˈecwindyuaandye sondaroˈñeeⁿ na cwilˈana cwenta Jesús. 37 Ndoˈ jo ndyeyu tsˈom xqueeⁿ tyˈioomna ljeii na tˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ jnaaⁿˈaⁿ. Tsonaˈ: “Luaañe juu Jesús na cwiluiiñe Rey cwentaa nnˈaⁿ judíos.”

38 Mati joˈ joˈ tyˈioomna we naⁿcantyˈue nˈoomˈnaaⁿ, cwii tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ ñoom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ na meintyjeeˈ ntyjaaˈ Jesús ntyjaya. Ndoˈ cwiicheⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ ñoom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ na meintyjeeˈ ntyjatymaaⁿˈ. 39 Ndoˈ nnˈaⁿ na tyowinom joˈ joˈ tyoluena ñˈomwiˈ nacjooˈ Jesús. Tyolaˈcaandyena nqueⁿna. 40 Tyoluena:

—ˈU tsˈaⁿ na matsuˈ na nntseityuiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ ndoˈ ñendyee xuee nntseiweˈnndaˈ juunaˈ, cwa jeˈ cwjiˈnˈmaaⁿndyuˈ cheⁿnncuˈ. Xeⁿ mayuuˈ na cwiluiindyuˈ Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, cwa candyoˈcueˈ tsˈoomˈnaaⁿwaaˈ.

41 Ndoˈ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, ñequio nnˈaⁿ tmaaⁿˈ fariseos, ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye naquiiˈ tsjoom chaˈtsondye naⁿˈñeeⁿ mati maluaaˈ tyolaˈjnaaⁿˈna Jesús. Tyoluena:

42 —Jeeⁿ ya ñetjeiˈnˈmaaⁿñê ntˈomcheⁿ sa̱a̱ tileicanda̱a̱ nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñe cheⁿnqueⁿ. Xeⁿ mayuuˈ na cwiluiiñê Rey cwentaa jaa nnˈaⁿ Israel, cwa candyocueeⁿ na nñoom tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ quia joˈ nlayuuˈa ñˈeⁿñê. 43 Jom matseicantyjaaˈ tsˈoom ñequio Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ee tsoom nda̱a̱ya na jom cwiluiiñê Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Joˈ chii xeⁿ na mayuuˈ na jnda ntyjii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈeⁿñe, cwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñê juu.

44 Ndoˈ mati naⁿcantyˈue na ñom nˈoomˈnaaⁿ ñˈeⁿ Jesús, tyotueeˈna ñˈomwiˈ nacjoomˈm.

Tquiaañe Jesús na tueeⁿˈeⁿ

45 Quia na tueeˈ na quiajmeiⁿˈ, teijaaⁿ chaˈwaa tsjoomnancue hasta na ndyee na matmaaⁿ. 46 Juu xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ jndeii seixuaa Jesús, tsoom:

—Elí, Elí, lama sabactani.

(Ñˈoomwaaˈ matsonaˈ: Tsotya̱ya Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, ¿chiuu na maˈndiiˈ ja? )

47 Cwantindye joo nnˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿ nndyooˈ quia na jndyena ñˈoommeiⁿˈ, jluena:

—Tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ macwaaⁿ profeta Elías.

48 Ndoˈ mantyja jleinom cwii tsˈaⁿ, tjacˈoom cwii ˈnaⁿ na ya mawˈanaˈ ndaa. Nchjeeñê juunaˈ naquiiˈ winom na ta̱, tioom juunaˈ nnom tsmaaⁿ cha nnda̱a̱ nncueˈcañoomnaˈ ˈndyoo Jesús na nncˈuu. 49 Sa̱a̱ ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ tyoluena:

—Caˈndiiˈ jom. Ñeˈcantyˈiaayâ aa nncwjeˈcañoom Elías na nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñe jom.

50 Quia joˈ seixuaanndaˈ Jesús jndeii, mana tueeⁿˈeⁿ. 51 Ndoˈ xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ liaatco na ntyjatyˈio watsˈom tˈmaⁿ jndiiˈtconaˈ hasta xjeⁿ nomtyuaacheⁿ. Jndeii sˈeii tyuaa ndoˈ tiuu ljo̱ˈ. 52 Mati jnaaⁿ ndeiˈluaa ndoˈ jndye nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱ na tyolaˈyuˈ ñequio Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tandoˈnndaˈna xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ. 53 Quia na jnda̱ tandoˈnndaˈ Jesús, mati naⁿˈñeeⁿ jluiˈna naquiiˈ ndeiˈluaana, tyˈequieˈna quiiˈ tsjoom Jerusalén. Joˈ joˈ teitquiooˈndyena nda̱a̱ jndye nnˈaⁿ.

54 Ndoˈ juu capeitaⁿ ñequio sondaro ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na cwilˈa cwenta Jesús quia na ntyˈiaana na sˈeii ndoˈ tqueⁿna cwenta chaˈtso na tuii, jeeⁿ ndyaˈ tyuena. Jluena:

—Mayuuˈcheⁿ tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ tyoluiiñê Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

55 Ndoˈ joˈ joˈ mˈaⁿ jndye yolcu na cweˈ cwintyˈiaatquiana ljoˈ cwiluii. Jnaⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ tsˈo̱ndaa Galilea, tquiontyjo̱na naxeⁿˈ Jesús na cwindyeˈntjomna nnoom. 56 Quiiˈntaaⁿ yolcuˈñeeⁿ ñˈeⁿ María Magdalena ñequio María tsondyee Jacobo ñˈeⁿ José, ndoˈ ñequio tsondyee ntseinda Zebedeo.

ˈOocatyˈiuuna Jesús

57 Quia tueeˈ na tmaaⁿ, cwii tsaⁿtya na jndyu José na jnaⁿ tsjoom Arimatea, cwiluiiñe tsˈaⁿ na matseijomñe ñˈoom na tˈmo̱ⁿ Jesús, 58 tjaaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ Pilato, tjacaaⁿ tsˈoo Jesús. Ndoˈ tquiaa Pilato ñˈoomˈm na nñeˈquia sondaro seiˈtsˈo ˈnaaⁿˈ Jesús nnom José. 59 Quia joˈ tjacoˈñom José Jesús, seityjooñê liaa sábana na ljuˈ juu tsˈooˈñeeⁿ. 60 Jnda̱ chii tjaaˈñê tsˈooˈñeeⁿ naquiiˈ tsueˈtsjo̱ˈ xco na jnda̱ tuiiya na tseixmaⁿnaˈ tseiˈtsuaa ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ. Jnda̱ joˈ seicuuˈñê ˈndyoo tseiˈtsuaa ñequio cwii tsjo̱ˈ tˈmaⁿ, mana tjaaⁿ. 61 Ndoˈ María Magdalena ñequio cwiicheⁿ María ntyˈiaacheⁿna na luaaˈ sˈaaⁿ. Tyˈewindyuaandyena ndyeyu ˈndyoo tseiˈtsuaaˈñeeⁿ.

Cwilˈa sondaro cwenta tseiˈtsuaa

62 Xuee na tuii na luaaˈ, maxuee na cwilaˈjndaaˈndye nnˈaⁿ ˈnaⁿ na nlcaⁿnaˈ joona ee na ˈio xuee na nntaˈjndyeena. Quia na teincoo cwiicheⁿ xuee, ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ fariseos, ñecwii tmaaⁿˈ tyˈena na mˈaaⁿ Pilato. 63 Jluena nnoom:

—ˈU ta gobiernom, cwijaañjoomˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿyâ ñˈoom na tyotso tsaⁿcantuˈñeeⁿ quia ndi wanoomˈm. Tsoom na xuee jnda̱ ndyee nncwandoˈxcoom jnda̱ na tueeⁿˈeⁿ. 64 Cweˈ joˈ lˈue nˈo̱o̱ⁿyâ na catsa̱ˈntjomˈ sondaro ˈnaⁿˈ, na cˈoocalˈana cwenta tseiˈtsuaⁿˈaⁿ hasta xeⁿjnda̱ teinom ndyee xuee cha nntseicuˈnaˈ na joo nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈeⁿñê nlquieˈcañomna ndoˈ nntyˈueena seiˈtsˈo ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ, jnda̱ joˈ nluena nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na jom jnda̱ mawandoˈxcoom na tueeⁿˈeⁿ. Ndoˈ juu cantuwaaˈ tˈmaⁿti nñequiuˈnnˈaⁿnaˈ nnˈaⁿ nchiiti ñˈoom na ñeseineiiⁿ xjeⁿ na ñetanoomˈm.

65 Tˈo̱ Pilato nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—Nmeiiⁿ sondaro na mañequia lueeˈyoˈ. Cwa catsaˈyoˈ ñˈeⁿndyena. Ya ya cwenta calˈaˈyoˈ tseiˈtsuaaˈñeeⁿ.

66 Quia joˈ tyˈe naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Tyˈelaˈcuˈtyeⁿna tseiˈtsuaa. Tyˈioomna sa̱yo yuu na ntjom ˈndyoo tsueˈtsjo̱ˈ quio tsjo̱ˈ tˈmaⁿ cha nno̱o̱ⁿ xeⁿ nntseicanaaⁿñe tsˈaⁿ. Jnda̱ chii ˈndyena sondaro na nlˈa cwenta tseiˈtsuaa.

Judas Hangs Himself

27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.(A) So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)

When Judas, who had betrayed him,(D) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(E) to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)

So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(J) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](K)

Jesus Before Pilate(L)

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(M)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(N) 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”(O) 14 But Jesus made no reply,(P) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner(Q) chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(R) 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,(S) his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent(T) man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream(U) because of him.”

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(V)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(W) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(X) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(Y) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(Z) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(AA)

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(AB)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(AC) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(AD)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(AE) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(AF) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(AG) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(AH) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(AI)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(AJ)

32 As they were going out,(AK) they met a man from Cyrene,(AL) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(AM) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(AN) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(AO) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AP) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(AQ) over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.

38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(AR) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(AS) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(AT) save yourself!(AU) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(AV) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(AW) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(AX) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(AY) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus(AZ)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(BA) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[d](BB)

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,(BC) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.(BD)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(BE) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(BF) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city(BG) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(BH) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(BI)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(BJ) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,[f] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(BK)

The Burial of Jesus(BL)

57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb(BM) that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(BN) 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body(BO) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

65 “Take a guard,”(BP) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(BQ) on the stone(BR) and posting the guard.(BS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
  2. Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
  3. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  4. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
  5. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
  6. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph