Matthew 27:62

Matthew 27:62 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
• New International Version (NIV)The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,

Context of Matthew 27:62

60Then he put the body in a large hole in a rock. He had made the hole for his own body when he died. After he put Jesus' body there, he rolled a very big stone across the front of the hole to shut it. Then he went away. 61Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of James were there. They were sitting where they could see the hole in the rock where Joseph had put Jesus' body. The next day was the Jewish day of rest. The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees met together with Pilate. 63They said to him, ‘Sir, that man told lies. When he was still living, he said, “Three days after I die, I will become alive again.” We know that is what he said. 64So you should tell some soldiers to watch the place where Joseph put Jesus' body. They should watch there for the next three days. Then his disciples cannot come to take his body away. If they did that, then they could say to the people, “God has caused Jesus to become alive again.” This will be worse than the lies that Jesus told when he was alive.’

Matthew 27:62 word by word

Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἥτις ἐστὶν μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν, συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πρὸς ΠιλᾶτονRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the next dayἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• thatὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• followedεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·μετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the day of the preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• came togetherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091

Cross-references for Matthew 27:62

• Matthew 26:17The first day of the festival when the Jews eat flat bread arrived. Jesus' disciples came to him and they asked him, ‘Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you to eat?’
• Mark 15:42It was Friday and the Jews were preparing for their day of rest on the Sabbath.
• Luke 23:54This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin.
• John 19:14It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’
• Matthew 27:1Early the next morning, all the leaders of the priests and the important Jews met together. They decided how to make the Roman rulers kill Jesus.
• Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
• Acts 4:27Lord God, it has now happened like that. Herod and Pontius Pilate have met together here in Jerusalem. They met with Israelite people and with people of other nations. Together they made plans to kill your holy servant, Jesus. He is the one that you chose to be your Messiah.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:62

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 62The next day - This was the seventh, or Saturday, and might be what we should term the evening of the sixth, or Friday, because the Jews always ended their day when the sun set, and then began the next. That followed the day of the preparation - That is, of the Sabbath. The victuals, etc., which were to be used on the Sabbath by the Jews, were always prepared the preceding evening before the sun set. It is of this preparation that the evangelist speaks…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 62Now the next day, that followed the days of the preparation - The first day of the feast of the Passover was called the day of “preparation,” because all things were on that day got in readiness for the observances of the paschal week. The Jewish day closed at sunset, and the Sabbath at that time commenced. The “next day” mentioned here does not mean the following day in our acceptation of the word, or the following “morning,” but the next day in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 62-66Verses 62-66 On the Jewish sabbath, the chief priests and Pharisees, when they should have been at their devotions, were dealing with Pilate about securing the sepulchre. This was permitted that there might be certain proof of our Lord's resurrection. Pilate told them that they might secure the sepulchre as carefully as they could. They sealed the stone, and set a guard, and were satisfied that all needful care was taken. But to guard the sepulchre…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 62-66This event supports the truth of Jesus resurrection. It is very unlikely that Matthew invented the story, because many witnesses were alive who could have denied it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6262. Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation--that is, after six o'clock of our Saturday evening. The crucifixion took place on the Friday and all was not over till shortly before sunset, when the Jewish sabbath commenced; and "that sabbath day was an high day" (Joh 19:31), being the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. That day being over at six on Saturday evening, they hastened to take their measures.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:62

• Jesus, the Christ
• Preparation Day
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings