Verse 19
Matthew 27:19
New Living Translation
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Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”
Original Language Text
greek
Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ λέγουσα· Μηδὲν σοὶ καὶ τῷ δικαίῳ ἐκείνῳ, πολλὰ γὰρ ἔπαθον σήμερον κατ’ ὄναρ δι’ αὐτόν.
English Translation
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him saying: "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him."
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Chapter 27 Context
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Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans fo...
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Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
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When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Yashua (Jesus) had been condemned to die, he was fil...
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“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorte...
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Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.
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The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treas...
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After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemete...
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That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.
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This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, “They took the thirty pieces of silver —<br>the p...
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and purchased the potter’s field,<br>as the LORD directed. ”<br>
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Now Yashua (Jesus) was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” t...
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But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Yashua (Jesus) remai...
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“Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded.
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But Yashua (Jesus) made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise.
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Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner t...
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This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.
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As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me...
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(He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Yashua (Jesus) out of envy.)
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Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that i...
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Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released...
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So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” The crowd shoute...
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Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Yashua (Jesus) who is called the Messiah?” They shoute...
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“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!...
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Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of...
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And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death — we and our children!”
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So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Yashua (Jesus) flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then...
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Some of the governor’s soldiers took Yashua (Jesus) into their headquarters and called out the entir...
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They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
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They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his ri...
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And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
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When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him a...
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Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him...
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And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
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The soldiers gave Yashua (Jesus) wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused...
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After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
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Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.
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A sign was fastened above Yashua (Jesus)’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is...
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Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.
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“Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it...
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The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Yashua (Jesus).
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“He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let...
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He trusted God (Elohim), so let God (Elohim) rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the...
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Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.
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At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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At about three o’clock, Yashua (Jesus) called out with a loud voice, <i>“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?...
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Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
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One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could...
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But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) shouted out again, and he released his spirit.
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51
At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The e...
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and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.
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53
They left the cemetery after Yashua (Jesus)’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and...
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The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all...
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And many women who had come from Galilee with Yashua (Jesus) to care for him were watching from a di...
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and J...
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As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Yashua (Jesus)...
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went to Pilate and asked for Yashua (Jesus)’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.
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Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.
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He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great ston...
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Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.
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The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.
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They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three...
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So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from comin...
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Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.”
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So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
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Verse Information
- Book
- Matthew
- Chapter
- Chapter 27 (66 verses)
- Version
- New Living Translation