¹When it was early morning, all the senior priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to have him put to death. ²And they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. ³Then Judas, who betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, and he felt regret, and he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the senior priests and the elders, ⁴and he said, “I have sinned, betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.” ⁵Then he threw the silver coins into the sanctuary, and he departed and went away and hanged himself. ⁶But the senior priests took the silver coins and said, “It is not permitted to put them in the temple treasury, because they are the price of blood.” ⁷So they took counsel and bought the potter's field with them, as a cemetery for foreigners, ⁸which is why that field is called “The Field of Blood” up to this day. ⁹Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, where he says, “And they took thirty silver coins, the price of him who was valued – him from the sons of Israel whom they valued. ¹⁰And they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.” ¹¹And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned him and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” ¹²And while he was being accused by the senior priests and elders, he did not answer anything. ¹³Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” ¹⁴But he did not even answer him as much as one word, so that the governor was very surprised. ¹⁵Now at each festival the governor had a custom of releasing one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wished. ¹⁶And they had at that time a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus, who is called Christ?” ¹⁸For he knew that it was through envy that they had delivered him up. ¹⁹And while he was sitting on the podium, his wife sent word to him, as follows: “Have nothing to do with that just man. For I have suffered a lot today in a dream on account of him.” ²⁰But the senior priests and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas, whereas they should have Jesus put to death. ²¹And the governor responded and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” ²²Pilate said to them, “What should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Have him crucified.” ²³However, the governor said, “But what wrong has he done?” But they shouted all the more and said, “Have him crucified.” ²⁴And when Pilate saw that it was to no avail, but rather a tumult was arising, he took some water and washed his hands facing the crowd, and he said, “I am innocent of the blood of this just man. You see to it.” ²⁵And all the people answered and said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” ²⁶Then he released Barabbas to them, but he had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified. ²⁷Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus with them to the governor's residence, and they gathered the whole cohort against him, ²⁸and they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak on him, ²⁹and they plaited a crown from thorns and put it on his head, and they put a reed in his right hand, and they knelt before him, and they kept mocking him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews.” ³⁰And they spat at him, and they took the reed, and they kept striking his head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him and put his clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him. ³²Then as they were going out, they came across a Cyrenian man by name of Simon, and they pressed him into carrying his cross. ³³And they went to a place called Golgotha, which means “The Place of the Skull”, ³⁴where they gave him vinegar mixed with gall to drink. But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it. ³⁵And when they had started the crucifixion, they shared out his clothes, ³⁶Then they sat down and guarded him there, ³⁷and they put above his head the accusation against him, which read,

“This is Jesus

The king of the Jews.”

³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹But those who passed by blasphemed against him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹And the senior priests mocked him similarly, together with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, and they kept saying, ⁴²“Others he saved, but himself he cannot save. If he is the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let him now rescue him, if he wants him. For he said, ‘I am the son of God.’ ” ⁴⁴In the same way, the robbers crucified with him kept reproaching him. ⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour, darkness came about on the whole earth until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And at about the ninth hour, Jesus shouted out with a loud voice and said, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” This means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷Some of those standing there who heard it said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸Then immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and offered it to him to drink from. ⁴⁹But the rest said, “Stop doing that; let us see whether Elijah comes to save him.” ⁵⁰Then Jesus shouted again in a loud voice and gave up the ghost. ⁵¹And behold, the veil of the sanctuary split in half from top to bottom, and the earth suffered an earthquake, and the rocks were split, ⁵²and tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and they came out of the tombs, after his resurrection, and they went to the holy city, and they appeared to many. ⁵⁴Meanwhile the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things which had taken place, were very afraid, and they said, “Truly, this was the son of God.” ⁵⁵Now there were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, looking after him, ⁵⁶among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. ⁵⁷And when it was late, a rich man came from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also had himself been a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be handed over, ⁵⁹and Joseph took the body and wrapped it up in clean fine linen, ⁶⁰and he put it in his new tomb which he had hewn out in the rock, and he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹And Mary Magdalene was there, as was the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. ⁶²And the next day, which was after the Preparation Day, the senior priests and Pharisees held a meeting with Pilate, ⁶³and they said, “Your Excellency, we remember that that deceiver said, when he was still alive, ‘In three days time I will rise again.’ ⁶⁴So order the tomb to be secured until the third day, so that his disciples cannot go by night and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead’, whereby the latter deception would be worse than the former.” ⁶⁵Then Pilate said to them, “You have your guard. Go and secure it as you know best.” ⁶⁶So they went and secured the tomb, and they sealed the stone with the guard present.

Reference(s) in Chapter 27: v.9 ↔ Jeremiah 32:25, Jeremiah 32:44, Zechariah 11:12-13 ● v.10 ↔ Zechariah 11:13 ● v.35 ↔ Psalm 22:19^MT (Psalm 22:18^AV) ● v.46 ↔ Psalm 22:2^MT (Psalm 22:1^AV).