# Matthew 27 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Matthew Overview]] [[Matthew 26]] [[Matthew 28]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Jesus Brought Before Pilate **Principle**: Jesus lets His will unfold. [[#Verse 01]] When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.  [[#Verse 02]] They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor. ### Judas’ Suicide **Principle**: Guilt not taken to Jesus destroys us. [[#Verse 03]] Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,  [[#Verse 04]] saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!” [[#Verse 05]] So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.  [[#Verse 06]] The chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”  [[#Verse 07]] After consulting together they bought the Potter’s Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.  [[#Verse 08]] For this reason that field has been called the “Field of Blood” to this day.  [[#Verse 09]] Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “_They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel_,  [[#Verse 10]] _and_ _they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me_.” [[Zechariah 11]] (v12-13) [[Jeremiah 52]] (v8-9) ### Jesus and Pilate **Principle**: The King doesn’t have to speak until He pleases. [[#Verse 11]] Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.”  [[#Verse 12]] But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.  [[#Verse 13]] Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”  [[#Verse 14]] But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed. ## Jesus Vs Barabbas **Principle**: Fulfilling the Old Testament. Goat for the Lord, Jesus. Goat for Azazel, Barabbas. [[#Verse 15]] During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.  [[#Verse 16]] At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.  [[#Verse 17]] So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”  [[#Verse 18]] (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.)  [[#Verse 19]] As he was sitting on the judgment seat,his wife sent a message to him: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”  [[#Verse 20]] But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.  [[#Verse 21]] The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”  [[#Verse 22]] Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said, “Crucify him!”  [[#Verse 23]] He asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!” ### Jesus is Condemned and Mocked **Principle**: The King humbles Himself for our sake. [[#Verse 24]] When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”  [[#Verse 25]] In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”  [[#Verse 26]] Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.  [[#Verse 27]] Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.  [[#Verse 28]] They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,  [[#Verse 29]] and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: “Hail, king of the Jews!”  [[#Verse 30]] They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.  [[#Verse 31]] When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. ### The Crucifixion **Principle**: Oh How He Loves Us. [[#Verse 32]] As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.  [[#Verse 33]] They came to a place called Golgotha(which means “Place of the Skull”)  [[#Verse 34]] and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.  [[#Verse 35]] When they had crucifiedhim, _they divided his clothes by throwing dice_.  [[#Verse 36]] Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.  [[#Verse 37]] Above his head they put the charge against him,which read: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”  [[#Verse 38]] Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.  [[#Verse 39]] Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads  [[#Verse 40]] and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”  [[#Verse 41]] In the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law and elders—were mocking him:  [[#Verse 42]] “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!  [[#Verse 43]] _He trusts in God—let God, if he wants to, deliver him now_ because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”  [[#Verse 44]] The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ### Jesus’ Death **Principle**: The power of God on display. [[#Verse 45]] Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.  [[#Verse 46]] At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “_Eli__, Eli, lema sabachthani?_” that is, “**_My God, my God, why have you forsaken me_**?” [[Psalm 22]] [[#Verse 47]] When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”  [[#Verse 48]] Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.  [[#Verse 49]] But the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”  [[#Verse 50]] Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.  [[#Verse 51]] Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart. [[#Verse 52]] And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.  [[#Verse 53]] (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)  [[#Verse 54]] Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, “Truly this one was God’s Son!”  [[#Verse 55]] Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. ### Jesus’ Burial **Principle**: Courage in grief. [[#Verse 57]] Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.  [[#Verse 58]] He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.  [[#Verse 59]] Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,  [[#Verse 60]] and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.  [[#Verse 61]] (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.) ### The Guard at the Tomb **Principle**: Nothing can stop Jesus, but people will try. [[#Verse 62]] The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate  [[#Verse 63]] and said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’  [[#Verse 64]] So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”  [[#Verse 65]] Pilate said to them, “Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”  [[#Verse 66]] So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone. # ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ##### Verse 01 ##### Verse 02 ##### Verse 03 ##### Verse 04 ##### Verse 05 ##### Verse 06 ##### Verse 07 ##### Verse 08 ##### Verse 09 ##### Verse 10 ##### Verse 11 ##### Verse 12 ##### Verse 13 ##### Verse 14 ##### Verse 15 ##### Verse 16 ##### Verse 17 ##### Verse 18 ##### Verse 19 ##### Verse 20 ##### Verse 21 ##### Verse 22 ##### Verse 23 ##### Verse 24 ##### Verse 25 ##### Verse 26 ##### Verse 27 ##### Verse 28 ##### Verse 29 ##### Verse 30 ##### Verse 31 ##### Verse 32 ##### Verse 33 ##### Verse 34 ##### Verse 35 ##### Verse 36 ##### Verse 37 ##### Verse 38 ##### Verse 39 ##### Verse 40 ##### Verse 41 ##### Verse 42 ##### Verse 43 ##### Verse 44 ##### Verse 45 ##### Verse 46 ##### Verse 47 ##### Verse 48 ##### Verse 49 ##### Verse 50 ##### Verse 51 ##### Verse 52 ##### Verse 53 ##### Verse 54 ##### Verse 55 ##### Verse 56 ##### Verse 57 ##### Verse 58 ##### Verse 59 ##### Verse 60 ##### Verse 61 ##### Verse 62 ##### Verse 63 ##### Verse 64 ##### Verse 65 ##### Verse 66 ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." 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