Matthew 27:27-54

English Standard Version

Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷^(A)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^(B)governor's headquarters,^[a] and they gathered the whole ^(C)battalion^[b] before him. ²⁸And they stripped him and put ^(D)a scarlet robe on him, ²⁹and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^(E)mocked him, saying, “Hail, ^(F)King of the Jews!” ³⁰And ^(G)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^(H)led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

³²^(I)^(J)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^(K)carry his cross. ³³^(L)And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴^(M)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^(N)gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, ^(O)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ^(P)kept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(Q)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two ^(R)robbers were crucified with him, ^(S)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ^(T)those who passed by ^(U)derided him, ^(V)wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, ^(W)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(X)If you are ^(Y)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ⁴²^(Z)“He saved others; ^(AA)he cannot save himself. ^(AB)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³^(AC)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴^(AD)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour^[c] there was darkness over all the land^[d] until the ninth hour.^[e] ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(AE)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(AF)“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 ^(AG)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(AH)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus ^(AI)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(AJ)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹And behold, ^(AK)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(AL)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(AM)the saints ^(AN)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(AO)the holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴^(AP)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(AQ)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(AR)“Truly this was the Son^[f] of God!”