New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 27:32-66

32As they were comingG1831outG1831,they foundεὗρονheuronG2147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444ofG2956CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνα·SimōnaG4613,whomτοῦτονtoutonG3778they compelledἠγγάρευσανēngareusanG29to carryἄρῃarēG142HiscrossσταυρὸνstauronG4716.

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

34they gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325HimwineοἶνονoinonG3631mixedμεμιγμένον,memigmenonG3396withbileχολῆςcholēsG5521to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095;and after tastingγευσάμενοςgeusamenosG1089it,He was unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG3756 G2309to drinkπιεῖν.pieinG4095it.

35And when they had crucifiedσταυρώσαντεςstaurōsantesG4717Him,they dividedG1266His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves by castingβάλλοντεςballontesG906lotsκλῆρον,klēronG2819.

36And sittingG2521downκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521, they began tokeepG5083watchG5083overG5083Him thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563.

37And aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776they putἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007upG2007the chargeG156againstG156Himwhich readγεγραμμένην·gegrammenēnG1125, “THISοὗτόςhoutosG3778IS JESUSἸησοῦςIēsousG2424THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453.”

38AtG5119thatG5119timeΤότεToteG5119twoδύοduoG1417rebelsλῃσταί,lēstaiG3027were being crucifiedσταυροῦνταιstaurountaiG4717with Him, oneεἷςheisG1520on the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and oneεἷςheisG1520on the leftεὐωνύμων.euōnumōnG2176.

39And thoseG3588passingπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899by werespeakingG987abusivelyG987to Him,shakingκινοῦντεςkinountesG2795their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,

40and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “You who are going todestroyκαταλύωνkataluōnG2647the templeναὸνnaonG3485and rebuildοἰκοδομῶν,oikodomōnG3618itin 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 has trustedπέποιθενpepoithenG3982in Godθεόν·theonG2316;let GodG2316rescueῥυσάσθωrhusasthōG4506HimnowνῦνnunG3568,ifεἰeiG1487HetakesG2309pleasureG2309in Him;for He saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510the Sonυἱός.¶huiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’”

44And therebelsλῃσταὶlēstaiG3027who had been crucifiedσυσταυρωθέντεςsustaurōthentesG4957with Him were alsoκαὶkaiG2532insultingὠνείδιζονōneidizonG3679Him in the sameG846way.

45NowδὲdeG1161from thesixthἕκτηςhektēsG1623hourὥραςhōrasG5610darknessσκότοςskotosG4655fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096upon allπᾶσανpasanG3956the landγῆνgēnG1093untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theninthG1729hourὥραςhōrasG5610.

46And aboutπερὶperiG4012the ninthG1729hourὥρανhōranG5610JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG310outG310with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “EliηλιēliG2241,Eliηλι,ēliG2241,lemaλεμαlemaG2982sabaktaneiσαβαχθανι;sabachthaniG4518?” that is, “My GodθεέtheeG2316,My GodθεέtheeG2316,whyG2444have You forsakenἐγκατέλιπες;¶egkatelipesG1459Me?”

47And someΤινὲςTinesG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588who were standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it, saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτος.houtosG3778is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455for ElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243.”

48AndimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112oneεἷςheisG1520of them ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,and takingλαβὼνlabōnG2983a spongeσπόγγον,spongonG4699,he filledG4092it with sourG3690wineG3690and putπεριθεὶςperitheisG4060it on a reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,and gaveG4222Him aG4222drinkἐπότιζενepotizenG4222.

49But the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of themsaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Letἄφες,aphesG863us seeG3708ifεἰeiG1487ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to saveσώσωνsōsōnG4982Him.”

50And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG2896outG2896againπάλινpalinG3825with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,and gaveG863upG863His spiritπνεῦμα.¶pneumaG4151.

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

52AlsoG2532the tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419were openedἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455,and manyπολλὰpollaG4183bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who hadfallenG2837asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837were raisedἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanG1453;

53and comingG1831outG1831of the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419afterμετὰmetaG3326His resurrectionἔγερσινegersinG1454,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172and appearedἐνεφανίσθησανenephanisthēsanG1718to manyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183.

54NowδὲdeG1161as for the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543and thoseG3588who were with himkeepingG5083guardτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083overG5083JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,when they sawG3708the earthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578and the otherthings that were happeningγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they becameG5399extremelyσφόδραsphodraG4970frightenedG5399and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτος.¶houtosG3778wasthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”

55And manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135were thereἐκεῖekeiG1563watchingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056whilecaringG1247forG1247Him.

56AmongἐνenG1722them wereMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, andthe motherμήτηρmētērG3384of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199.

57NowδὲdeG1161when it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444from ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,namedτοὔνομαtounomaG5122JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoὃςhosG3739himselfαὐτὸςautosG846had alsoκαὶkaiG2532becomeG3100aG3100discipleG3100of 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 cutἐλατόμησενelatomēsenG2998outG2998in the rockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073;and he rolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351a largeμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037against the entranceθύρᾳthuraG2374of the tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419and wentG565awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

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

62NowδὲdeG1161on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887, that is, the daywhichἥτιςhētisG3748is afterμετὰmetaG3326the preparationπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863with PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091,

63and they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we rememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403that when that deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108wasG2198stillἔτιetiG2089aliveG2198,He saidG3004, ‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250I am risingἐγείρομαι.egeiromaiG1453.’

64ThereforeοὖνounG3767,giveG2753ordersG2753for the tombτάφονtaphonG5028to be madeG805secureG805untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250;otherwiseG3379,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101may comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and stealκλέψωσινklepsōsinG2813Him, and 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 tombτάφονtaphonG5028secureἠσφαλίσαντοēsphalisantoG805withthe guardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892,sealingσφραγίσαντεςsphragisantesG4972the stoneλίθονlithonG3037.

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