Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 27:32-66

32Along the wayἘξερχόμενοι δὲExerchomenoi deG1161 G1831they foundεὗρονheuronG2147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνα·SimōnaG4613, andthey forcedἠγγάρευσανēngareusanG29himτοῦτονtoutonG3778toἵναinaG2443carryἄρῃarēG142theτὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716ofαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846Jesus.

33AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenthey cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004GolgothaΓολγοθᾶ,GolgothaG1115,whichὅhoG3739meansἐστιν λεγόμενος,estin legomenosG1510 G3004The PlaceτόποςtoposG5117of the SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898,

34they offeredἔδωκανedōkanG1325HimαὐτῷautōG846wineοἶνονoinonG3631to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095,mixedμεμιγμένον,memigmenonG3396withμετὰmetaG3326gallχολῆςcholēsG5521;butκαὶkaiG2532after tastingγευσάμενοςgeusamenosG1089it,He refusedοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG2309 G3756to drinkπιεῖν.pieinG4095it.

35WhenδὲdeG1161they had crucifiedσταυρώσαντεςstaurōsantesG4717HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they divided upδιεμερίσαντοdiemerisantoG1266HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440by castingβάλλοντεςballontesG906lotsκλῆρον,klēronG2819.

36AndκαὶkaiG2532sitting downκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521,they kept watch overἐτήρουνetērounG5083HimαὐτὸνautonG846thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563.

37AboveἐπάνωepanōG1883HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776καὶkaiG2532they postedἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theτὴνtēnG3588writtenγεγραμμένην·gegrammenēnG1125chargeαἰτίανaitianG156against HimαὐτοῦautouG846:THISοὗτόςhoutosG3778ISἐστινestinG1510JESUSἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,THEὁhoG3588KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THEτῶνtōnG3588JEWSἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.

38ΤότεToteG5119TwoδύοduoG1417robbersλῃσταί,lēstaiG3027were crucifiedσταυροῦνταιstaurountaiG4717withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846,oneεἷςheisG1520onἐκekG1537HisrightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188andκαὶkaiG2532the otherεἷςheisG1520onἐξexG1537Hisleftεὐωνύμων.euōnumōnG2176.

39AndδὲdeG1161those whoοἱhoiG3588passed byπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899heaped abuse onἐβλασφήμουνeblasphēmounG987HimαὐτὸνautonG846,shakingκινοῦντεςkinountesG2795theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776

40andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “You whoὁhoG3588are going to destroyκαταλύωνkataluōnG2647theτὸνtonG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485andκαὶkaiG2532rebuildοἰκοδομῶν,oikodomōnG3618itinἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,saveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572!IfεἰeiG1487You areεἶeiG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316καὶkaiG2532,come downκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716!”

41In the same wayὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749μετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588,scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245mocked HimἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesG1702,sayingG2036,

42“He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243, butHe cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410saveσῶσαι.sōsaiG4982Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.He isἐστιν,estinG1510theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474!Let Him come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597nowνῦνnunG3568fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦ,staurouG4716,andκαὶkaiG2532we will believeπιστεύσομενpisteusomenG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

43He trustsπέποιθενpepoithenG3982inἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316.Let God deliverῥυσάσθωrhusasthōG4506Himαὐτόν·autonG846nowνῦνnunG3568ifεἰeiG1487He wants HimθέλειtheleiG2309.ForγὰρgarG1063He saidεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510theSonυἱός.¶huiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’”

44In the same wayΤὸ δ᾽ αὐτὸTo d᾽ autoG1161 G3588 G846,evenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588robbersλῃσταὶlēstaiG3027whoοἱhoiG3588were crucifiedσυσταυρωθέντεςsustaurōthentesG4957withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846beratedὠνείδιζονōneidizonG3679Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

45δὲdeG1161FromἈπὸApoG575thesixthἕκτηςhektēsG1623hourὥραςhōrasG5610untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theninthἐνάτης.enatēsG1766hourὥραςhōrasG5610darknessσκότοςskotosG4655cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956theτὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093.

46δὲdeG1161AboutπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cried outἀνεβόησενaneboēsenG310in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēa megalēG3173 G5456λέγων·legōnG3004, “EliηλιēliG2241,Eliηλι,ēliG2241,lemaλεμαlemaG2982sabachthaniσαβαχθανι;sabachthaniG4518?”whichτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778meansἔστιν·estinG1510, “MyG1473GodθεέtheeG2316,MyG1473GodθεέtheeG2316,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101have You forsakenἐγκατέλιπες;¶egkatelipesG1459MeG1473?”

47WhenδὲdeG1161someΤινὲςTinesG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476thereἐκεῖekeiG1563heard thisἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191,they saidG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “Heοὗτος.houtosG3778is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455ElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243.”

48καὶkaiG2532OneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846quicklyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143andκαὶkaiG2532broughtλαβὼνlabōnG2983a spongeσπόγγον,spongonG4699τεteG5037.He filledπλήσαςplēsasG4130itwith sour wineὄξουςoxousG3690,καὶkaiG2532put it onπεριθεὶςperitheisG4060a reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,and held it up for Jesus to drinkἐπότιζεν αὐτόν.epotizen autonG4222 G846.

49ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062saidG2036, “Leave Him aloneἄφες,aphesG863.Let us seeG3708ifεἰeiG1487ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to saveσώσωνsōsōnG4982Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”

50WhenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had cried outκράξαςkraxasG2896againπάλινpalinG3825in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēa megalēG3173 G5456,He yielded upἀφῆκενaphēkenG863HisτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμα.¶pneumaG4151.

51At that momentΚαὶ ἰδοὺKai idouG2532 G2400theτὸtoG3588veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665of theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦnaouG3485was tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977inεἰςeisG1519twoδύο,duoG1417fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575topἄνωθενanōthenG509toἕωςhe'ōsG2193bottomκάτωkatōG2736καὶkaiG2532.TheἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093quakedἐσείσθη,eseisthēG4579,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588rocksπέτραιpetraiG4073were splitἐσχίσθησαν,eschisthēsanG4977.

52καὶkaiG2532TheτὰtaG3588tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419broke openἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532thebodiesσώματαsōmataG4983of manyπολλὰpollaG4183τῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who had fallen asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837were raisedἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanG1453.

53καὶkaiG2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588’resurrectionἔγερσινegersinG1454,when they had comeἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out ofἐκekG1537theτὴνtēnG3588tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419,they enteredεἰσῆλθον εἰςeisēlthon eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532appearedἐνεφανίσθησανenephanisthēsanG1718to manyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183people.

54WhenδὲdeG1161theὉHoG3588centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543andκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846who were guardingτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424sawG3708theτὸνtonG3588earthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578andκαὶkaiG2532all thatτὰtaG3588had happenedγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they were terrifiedἐφοβήθησαν σφόδραephobēthēsan sphodraG5399 G4970andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτος.¶houtosG3778wasἦνēnG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

55AndδὲdeG1161manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135wereἮσανĒsanG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,watchingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334fromἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113. TheyαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056to ministerδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiG1247to Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.

56AmongἐνenG1722themαἷςhaisG3739wereἦνēnG1510MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137ἡhēG3588MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094καὶkaiG2532,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384τοῦtouG3588of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385andκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofτῶνtōnG3588Zebedee’sΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207.

57WhenδὲdeG1161it wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromἀπὸapoG575ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707namedτοὔνομαtounomaG5122JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoὃςhosG3739himselfκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG846 G2532was a discipleἐμαθητεύθηemathēteuthēG3100τῷtōG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

58HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334τῷtōG3588to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091to ask forᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424,andτότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753it be given to himἀποδοθῆναιapodothēnaiG591.

59SoΚαὶKaiG2532τὸtoG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983theὁhoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794itαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722a cleanκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513linen clothσινδόνιsindoniG4616,

60andκαὶkaiG2532placedἔθηκενethēkenG5087itαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722his ownαὐτοῦautouG846newκαινῷkainōG2537τῷtōG3588tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419thatὃhoG3739he had cutἐλατόμησενelatomēsenG2998intoἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588rockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he rolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351a greatμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037across theτῇtēaG3588entranceθύρᾳthuraG2374to theτοῦtouG3588tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419andwent awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

61δὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137ἡhēG3588MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588otherἄλληallēG243MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137wereἦνēnG1510sittingκαθήμεναιkathēmenaiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563oppositeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theτοῦtouG3588tombτάφου.¶taphouG5028.

62δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,the oneἥτιςhētisG3748ἐστὶνestinG1510afterμετὰmetaG3326τὴνtēnG3588Preparation Dayπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330assembledσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863beforeπρὸςprosG4314PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091.

63“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “we rememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754whileἔτιetiG2089He was aliveζῶν·zōnG2198thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108saidεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250I will rise againἐγείρομαι.egeiromaiG1453.’

64SoοὖνounG3767give the order thatκέλευσονkeleusonG2753theτὸνtonG3588tombτάφονtaphonG5028be securedἀσφαλισθῆναιasphalisthēnaiG805untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219,HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101may comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andsteal Him awayκλέψωσιν αὐτὸνklepsōsin autonG2813 G846andκαὶkaiG2532tellεἴπωσινeipōsinG2036theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ·laōG2992He has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.AndκαὶkaiG2532thisἡhēG3588lastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078deceptionπλάνηplanēG4106would beἔσταιestaiG1510worseχείρωνcheirōnG5501than theτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτης.¶prōtēsG4413.”

65“You haveἔχετεecheteG2192a guardκουστωδίαν·koustōdianG2892ὁhoG3588,”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidἜφη αὐτοῖςEphē autoisG5346 G846. “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217,make the tomb as secureἀσφαλίσασθεasphalisastheG805asὡςhōsG5613you knowG1492how.”

66SoδὲdeG1161ΟἱHoiG3588they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andsecured the tombἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφονēsphalisanto ton taphonG3588 G5028 G805by sealingσφραγίσαντεςsphragisantesG4972theτὸνtonG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037and postingμετὰmetaG3326theτῆςtēsG3588guardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892.

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