Matthew 27:32–66

The Crucifixion

^32opAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^ocarry his cross. ^33qAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34rthey offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^sgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, ^tthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ^ukept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^vthe King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two ^wrobbers were crucified with him, ^xone on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ^ythose who passed by ^zderided him, ^awagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, ^b“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^cIf you are ^dthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42e“He saved others; ^fhe cannot save himself. ^gHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43hHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” ⁴⁴ⁱAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour⁶ there was darkness over all the land⁷ until the ninth hour.^{8 46}And about the ninth hour Jesus ^jcried out with a loud voice, saying, ^k“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^lsour wine, and put it on a reed and ^mgave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus ⁿcried out again with a loud voice and ^oyielded up his spirit.

⁵¹And behold, ^pthe curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^qthe earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^rthe saints ^swho had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^tthe holy city and appeared to many. ^54uWhen the centurion and those who were with him, ^vkeeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^w“Truly this was the Son⁹ of God!”

⁵⁵There were also ^xmany women there, looking on ^yfrom a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^zministering to him, ⁵⁶among whom were ^zMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^athe mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57bWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰and ^claid it in his own new tomb, ^dwhich he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^ea great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹Mary Magdalene and ^fthe other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶²The next day, that is, after the day of ^gPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³and said, “Sir, we remember how ^hthat impostor said, while he was still alive, ⁱ‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^jlest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, “You have ^ka guard¹⁰ of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶So they went and made the tomb secure by ^lsealing the stone and setting a guard.