New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 27:32-66

32As they were comingἘξερχόμενοιExerchomenoiG1831out, they foundεὗρονheuronG2147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444ofCyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνα·SimōnaG4613,whomτοῦτονtoutonG3778they pressedG29into serviceG29to bearἄρῃarēG142His crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716.

33And when they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004GolgothaΓολγοθᾶ,GolgothaG1115,whichὅhoG3739meansλεγόμενος,legomenosG3004PlaceτόποςtoposG5117of a SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898,

34they gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325HimwineοἶνονoinonG3631to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095mixedμεμιγμένον,memigmenonG3396with gallχολῆςcholēsG5521;and after tastingγευσάμενοςgeusamenosG1089it,He was unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG3756 G2309to drinkπιεῖν.pieinG4095.

35And when they had crucifiedσταυρώσαντεςstaurōsantesG4717Him,they dividedG1266up His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves by castingβάλλοντεςballontesG906lotsκλῆρον,klēronG2819.

36And sittingG2521downκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521, they began tokeepG5083watchG5083overG5083Him thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563.

37And aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776they putἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007up the chargeG156againstG156Himwhich readγεγραμμένην·gegrammenēnG1125, “THISοὗτόςhoutosG3778IS JESUSἸησοῦςIēsousG2424THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.”

38At that timeΤότεToteG5119twoδύοduoG1417robbersλῃσταί,lēstaiG3027were crucifiedσταυροῦνταιstaurountaiG4717with Him, oneεἷςheisG1520on the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and oneεἷςheisG1520on the leftεὐωνύμων.euōnumōnG2176.

39And thoseG3588passingπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899by werehurlingG987abuseG987at Him,waggingκινοῦντεςkinountesG2795their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776

40and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “You who are going todestroyκαταλύωνkataluōnG2647the templeναὸνnaonG3485and rebuildοἰκοδομῶν,oikodomōnG3618it in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,saveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572!IfεἰeiG1487You are the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,comeG2597downG2597from the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716.”

41In the sameG3668wayG3668the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749alsoG2532,along with the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,were mockingἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesG1702Himand sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004,

42“He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;He cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756saveσῶσαι.sōsaiG4982Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.He is the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474;let Him nowνῦνnunG3568comeG2597downG2597from the crossσταυροῦ,staurouG4716,and we will believeπιστεύσομενpisteusomenG4100in Him.

43He trustsπέποιθενpepoithenG3982in Godθεόν·theonG2316;let GodG2316rescueῥυσάσθωrhusasthōG4506HimnowνῦνnunG3568,ifεἰeiG1487HedelightsθέλειtheleiG2309in Him;for He saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510the Sonυἱός.¶huiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’”

44The robbersλῃσταὶlēstaiG3027who had been crucifiedσυσταυρωθέντεςsustaurōthentesG4957with Him were alsoκαὶkaiG2532insultingὠνείδιζονōneidizonG3679Him with the sameG846words.

45NowδὲdeG1161from thesixthἕκτηςhektēsG1623hourὥραςhōrasG5610darknessσκότοςskotosG4655fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096upon allπᾶσανpasanG3956the landγῆνgēnG1093untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theninthG1729hourὥραςhōrasG5610.

46AboutπερὶperiG4012the ninthG1729hourὥρανhōranG5610JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedἀνεβόησενaneboēsenG310out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “EliηλιēliG2241,Eliηλι,ēliG2241,lamaλεμαlemaG2982sabachthaniσαβαχθανι;sabachthaniG4518?” that is, “My GodθεέtheeG2316,My GodθεέtheeG2316,whyG2444have You forsakenἐγκατέλιπες;¶egkatelipesG1459Me?”

47And someΤινὲςTinesG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588who were standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it, begansayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτος.houtosG3778is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455for ElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243.”

48ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112oneεἷςheisG1520of them ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,and takingλαβὼνlabōnG2983a spongeσπόγγον,spongonG4699,he filledG4092it with sourG3690wineG3690and putπεριθεὶςperitheisG4060it on a reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,and gaveG4222Him a drinkἐπότιζενepotizenG4222.

49But the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of themsaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Letἄφες,aphesG863us seeG3708whetherεἰeiG1487ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to saveσώσωνsōsōnG4982Him.”

50And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedκράξαςkraxasG2896out againπάλινpalinG3825with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,and yieldedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863up His spiritπνεῦμα.¶pneumaG4151.

51And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, theveilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665of the templeναοῦnaouG3485was tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977in twoδύο,duoG1417from topἄνωθενanōthenG509to bottomκάτωkatōG2736; andthe earthγῆgēG1093shookἐσείσθη,eseisthēG4579and the rocksπέτραιpetraiG4073were splitἐσχίσθησαν,eschisthēsanG4977.

52The tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419were openedἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455,and manyπολλὰpollaG4183bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who hadfallenG2837asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837were raisedἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanG1453;

53and comingἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out of the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419afterμετὰmetaG3326His resurrectionἔγερσινegersinG1454they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172and appearedἐνεφανίσθησανenephanisthēsanG1718to manyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183.

54NowδὲdeG1161the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543,and thoseG3588who were with himkeepingG5083guardτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083overG5083JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,when they sawG3708the earthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578and the things that were happeningγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,became veryσφόδραsphodraG4970frightenedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτος.¶houtosG3778wasthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”

55ManyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135were thereἐκεῖekeiG1563lookingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334on from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056whileministeringδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiG1247to Him.

56AmongἐνenG1722them wasMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,and MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, andthe motherμήτηρmētērG3384of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199.

57When it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444from ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707,namedτοὔνομαtounomaG5122JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoὃςhosG3739himselfαὐτὸςautosG846had alsoκαὶkaiG2532becomeG3100a discipleG3100of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

58ThisG3778manG3778wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154for the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.ThenτότεtoteG5119PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753it to be givenἀποδοθῆναιapodothēnaiG591to him.

59And JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794it in a cleanκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513linenσινδόνιsindoniG4616clothG4616,

60and laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087it in his own newκαινῷkainōG2537tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419,whichὃhoG3739he had hewnἐλατόμησενelatomēsenG2998out in the rockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073;and he rolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351a largeμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037against the entranceθύρᾳthuraG2374of the tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419and wentG565awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

61AndMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,and the otherἄλληallēG243MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137,sittingκαθήμεναιkathēmenaiG2521oppositeἀπέναντιapenantiG561the graveτάφου.¶taphouG5028.

62NowδὲdeG1161on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,the dayG1887afterμετὰmetaG3326the preparationπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863with PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091,

63and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we rememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403that when He was stillἔτιetiG2089aliveζῶν·zōnG2198that deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108saidG3004, ‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250I am toriseG1453againG1453.’

64ThereforeοὖνounG3767,giveG2753ordersG2753for the graveτάφονtaphonG5028to be madeG805secureG805untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,otherwiseG3379His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101may comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and stealκλέψωσινklepsōsinG2813Him awayG2813and sayG3004to the peopleλαῷ·laōG2992, ‘He has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498,’and the lastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078deceptionπλάνηplanēG4106will be worseχείρωνcheirōnG5501than the firstπρώτης.¶prōtēsG4413.”

65PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidἜφηEphēG5346to them, “You haveἔχετεecheteG2192aguardκουστωδίαν·koustōdianG2892;goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217,makeG805it assecureἀσφαλίσασθεasphalisastheG805as you knowG3609howG3609.”

66And they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and madeG805the graveτάφονtaphonG5028secureἠσφαλίσαντοēsphalisantoG805, and along withthe guardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892they setG4972asealσφραγίσαντεςsphragisantesG4972onthe stoneλίθονlithonG3037.

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