Matthew 27:32-66

32Along the wayG1161G1831 they foundG2147 a manG444 from CyreneG2956, namedG3686 SimonG4613, and they forcedG29 himG3778 toG2443 carryG142 theG3588 crossG4716 ofG846 Jesus.

33AndG2532 when they cameG2064 toG1519 a placeG5117 calledG3004 GolgothaG1115, whichG3739 meansG1510G3004 The PlaceG5117 of the SkullG2898, 34they offeredG1325 HimG846 wineG3631 to drinkG4095, mixedG3396 withG3326 gallG5521; butG2532 after tastingG1089 it, He refusedG2309G3756 to drinkG4095 it.

35WhenG1161 they had crucifiedG4717 HimG846, they divided upG1266 HisG846 garmentsG2440 by castingG906 lotsG2819.1 36AndG2532 sitting downG2521, they kept watch overG5083 HimG846 thereG1563.

37AboveG1883 HisG846 headG2776 they postedG2007 theG3588 writtenG1125 chargeG156 against HimG846:

THISG3778 ISG1510 JESUSG2424,

THEG3588 KINGG935 OF THEG3588 JEWSG2453.

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TwoG1417 robbersG30272 were crucifiedG4717 withG4862 HimG846, oneG1520 onG1537 His rightG1188 andG2532 the other onG1537 His leftG2176.

39AndG1161 those whoG3588 passed byG3899 heaped abuse onG987 HimG846, shakingG2795 theirG846 headsG2776 40andG2532 sayingG3004, “You whoG3588 are going to destroyG2647 theG3588 templeG3485 andG2532 rebuildG3618 it inG1722 threeG5140 daysG2250, saveG4982 YourselfG4572! IfG1487 You areG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316, come downG2597 fromG575 theG3588 crossG4716!”

41In the same wayG3668, theG3588 chief priestsG749, scribesG1122, andG2532 eldersG4245 mocked HimG1702, sayingG2036, 42“He savedG4982 othersG243, but He cannotG3756G1410 saveG4982 HimselfG1438. He isG1510 the KingG935 of IsraelG2474! Let Him come downG2597 nowG3568 fromG575 theG3588 crossG4716, andG2532 we will believeG4100 inG1909 HimG846. 43He trustsG3982 inG1909 GodG2316. Let God deliverG4506 HimG846 nowG3568 ifG1487 He wants HimG2309.3 ForG1063 He saidG2036, ‘I amG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316.’”

44In the same wayG1161G3588G846, evenG2532 theG3588 robbersG3027 whoG3588 were crucifiedG4957 withG4862 HimG846 beratedG3679 HimG846.

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FromG575 the sixthG1623 hourG5610 untilG2193 the ninthG1766 hourG56104 darknessG4655 cameG1096 overG1909 allG3956 theG3588 landG1093. 46AboutG4012 theG3588 ninthG1766 hourG5610 JesusG2424 cried outG310 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, “EliG2241, EliG2241,5 lemaG2982 sabachthaniG4518?” whichG3778 meansG1510, “MyG1473 GodG2316, MyG1473 GodG2316, whyG2443G5101 have You forsakenG1459 MeG1473?”6

47WhenG1161 someG5100 of thoseG3588 standingG2476 thereG1563 heard thisG191, they saidG2036, “He is callingG5455 ElijahG2243.” 48OneG1520 ofG1537 themG846 quicklyG2112 ranG5143 andG2532 broughtG2983 a spongeG4699. He filledG4130 it with sour wineG3690,7 put it onG4060 a reedG2563, and held it up for Jesus to drinkG4222G846.8

49ButG1161 theG3588 othersG3062 saidG2036, “Leave Him aloneG863. Let us seeG3708 ifG1487 ElijahG2243 comesG2064 to saveG4982 HimG846.”9

50WhenG1161 JesusG2424 had cried outG2896 againG3825 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, He yielded upG863 His spiritG4151. 51At that momentG2532G2400 theG3588 veilG2665 of theG3588 templeG3485 was tornG4977 inG1519 twoG1417 fromG575 topG509 toG2193 bottomG2736. TheG3588 earthG1093 quakedG4579, andG2532 theG3588 rocksG4073 were splitG4977. 52TheG3588 tombsG3419 broke openG455, andG2532 the bodiesG4983 of manyG4183 saintsG40 who had fallen asleepG2837 were raisedG1453. 53AfterG3326 Jesus’ resurrectionG1454, when they had comeG1831 out ofG1537 theG3588 tombsG3419, they enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 holyG40 cityG4172 andG2532 appearedG1718 to manyG4183 people.

54WhenG1161 theG3588 centurionG1543 andG2532 thoseG3588 withG3326 himG846 who were guardingG5083 JesusG2424 sawG3708 theG3588 earthquakeG4578 andG2532 all thatG3588 had happenedG1096, they were terrifiedG5399G4970 and saidG3004, “TrulyG230 thisG3778 wasG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316.”

55AndG1161 manyG4183 womenG1135 wereG1510 thereG1563, watchingG2334 fromG575 a distanceG3113. They had followedG190 JesusG2424 fromG575 GalileeG1056 to ministerG1247 to HimG846. 56AmongG1722 them wereG1510 MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094, MaryG3137 theG3588 motherG3384 of JamesG2385 andG2532 JosephG2501, andG2532 theG3588 motherG3384 ofG3588 Zebedee’sG2199 sonsG5207.

57WhenG1161 it wasG1096 eveningG3798, there cameG2064 a richG4145 manG444 fromG575 ArimatheaG707 namedG5122 JosephG2501, whoG3739 himselfG846G2532 was a discipleG3100 of JesusG2424. 58HeG3778 wentG4334 to PilateG4091 to ask forG154 theG3588 bodyG4983 of JesusG2424, andG5119 PilateG4091 ordered thatG2753 it be given to himG591. 59SoG2532 JosephG2501 tookG2983 theG3588 bodyG4983, wrappedG1794 itG846 inG1722 a cleanG2513 linen clothG4616, 60andG2532 placedG5087 itG846 inG1722 his ownG846 newG2537 tombG3419 thatG3739 he had cutG2998 intoG1722 theG3588 rockG4073. ThenG2532 he rolledG4351 a greatG3173 stoneG3037 across theG3588 entranceG2374 to theG3588 tombG3419 and went awayG565. 61MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094 andG2532 theG3588 otherG243 MaryG3137 wereG1510 sittingG2521 thereG1563 oppositeG561 theG3588 tombG5028.

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TheG3588 next dayG1887, the oneG3748 afterG3326 Preparation DayG3904, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 assembledG4863 beforeG4314 PilateG4091. 63“SirG2962,” they saidG3004, “we rememberG3403 thatG3754 whileG2089 He was aliveG2198 thatG1565 deceiverG4108 saidG2036, ‘AfterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 I will rise againG1453.’ 64SoG3767 give the order thatG2753 theG3588 tombG5028 be securedG805 untilG2193 theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250. OtherwiseG3361G4219, HisG846 disciplesG3101 may comeG2064 and steal Him awayG2813G846 andG2532 tellG2036 theG3588 peopleG2992 He has risenG1453 fromG575 theG3588 deadG3498. AndG2532 this lastG2078 deceptionG4106 would beG1510 worseG5501 than theG3588 firstG4413.”

65“You haveG2192 a guardG2892,” PilateG4091 saidG5346G846. “GoG5217, make the tomb as secureG805 asG5613 you knowG1492 how.” 66SoG1161 they wentG4198 and secured the tombG3588G5028G805 by sealingG4972 theG3588 stoneG3037 and posting theG3588 guardG2892.