New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 27:15-31

15 1NowG1161 at the Passover FeastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 2peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16And atG5119 thatG5119 timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198 calledG3004 BarabbasG912. 17SoG3767 when the peopleG846 gatheredG4863 togetherG4863, PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “WhomG5101 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you: BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 3who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18For he knewG3609 that it was becauseG1223 of envyG5355 that 4they had handedG3860 Him overG3860.

19And 5while he was sittingG2521 on the judgmentG968 seatG968, his wifeG1135 sentG649 him a message, sayingG3004, “See that you have nothingG3367 to do with that 6righteousG1342 ManG1342; for 7lastG4594 nightG4594 I sufferedG3958 greatlyG4183 8in a dreamG3677 becauseG1223 of Him.” 20But the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 the crowdsG3793 to 9askG154 for BarabbasG912, and to putG622 JesusG2424 toG622 deathG622. 21And the governorG2232 10saidG3004 to them, “WhichG5101 of the twoG1417 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you?” And they saidG3004, “BarabbasG912.” 22PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “ThenG3767 whatG5101 shall I doG4160 with JesusG2424 11who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” They allG3956 saidG3004, “12CrucifyG4717 Him!” 23But he saidG5346, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?” Yet they kept shoutingG2896 allG4057 theG4057 moreG4057, sayingG3004, “13CrucifyG4717 Him!”

24NowG1161 when PilateG4091 sawG3708 that he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but ratherG3123 that 14a riotG2351 was startingG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and 15washedG633 his handsG5495 inG2713 frontG2713 ofG2713 the crowdG3793, sayingG3004, “I amG1510 innocentG121 of 16thisG3778 Man’sG3778 bloodG129; 17you yourselvesG4771 shall seeG3708.” 25And allG3956 the peopleG2992 repliedG611 G3004, “18His bloodG129 shall be on us and on our childrenG5043!” 26ThenG5119 he releasedG630 BarabbasG912 19for them; but after having JesusG2424 20floggedG5417, he handedG3860 Him overG3860 to be crucifiedG4717.

27 21ThenG5119 the soldiersG4757 of the governorG2232 tookG3880 JesusG2424 into 22the 23PraetoriumG4232 and gatheredG4863 the wholeG3650 Roman 24 25cohortG4686 to Him. 28And they strippedG1562 Him and 26putG4060 a redG2847 27cloakG5511 on Him. 29 28And after twistingG4120 together a crownG4735 of thornsG173, they putG2007 it on His headG2776, and put a 29reedG2563 in His rightG1188 handG1188; and they kneltG1120 downG1120 beforeG1715 Him and mockedG1702 Him, sayingG3004, “30HailG5463, KingG935 of the JewsG2453!” 30And 31they spitG1716 on Him, and tookG2983 the reedG2563 and beatG5180 Him on the headG2776. 31 32And afterG3753 they had mockedG1702 Him, they tookG1562 the cloakG5511 offG1562 Him and putG1746 His own garmentsG2440 back on Him, and ledG520 Him awayG520 to crucifyG4717 Him.

Notes

1. Matthew 27:15 Matt 27:15-26: Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:17-25; John 18:39-19:16 ↩
2. Matthew 27:15 Lit crowd ↩
3. Matthew 27:17 Matt 1:16; 27:22 ↩
4. Matthew 27:18 I.e., the Jewish leaders ↩
5. Matthew 27:19 John 19:13; Acts 12:21; 18:12, 16f; 25:6, 10, 17 ↩
6. Matthew 27:19 Matt 27:24 ↩
7. Matthew 27:19 Lit today ↩
8. Matthew 27:19 Gen 20:6; 31:11; Num 12:6; Job 33:15; Matt 1:20; 2:12f, 19, 22 ↩
9. Matthew 27:20 Acts 3:14 ↩
10. Matthew 27:21 Lit answering, said to them ↩
11. Matthew 27:22 Matt 1:16 ↩
12. Matthew 27:22 Lit Have Him crucified ↩
13. Matthew 27:23 Lit Have Him crucified ↩
14. Matthew 27:24 Matt 26:5 ↩
15. Matthew 27:24 Deut 21:6-8 ↩
16. Matthew 27:24 Matt 27:19 ↩
17. Matthew 27:24 Matt 27:4 ↩
18. Matthew 27:25 Josh 2:19; Acts 5:28 ↩
19. Matthew 27:26 Or to them ↩
20. Matthew 27:26 Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16; John 19:1 ↩
21. Matthew 27:27 Matt 27:27-31: Mark 15:16-20 ↩
22. Matthew 27:27 Matt 26:3; John 18:28, 33; 19:9 ↩
23. Matthew 27:27 I.e., the governor’s official residence ↩
24. Matthew 27:27 Normally 600 men (the number varied) ↩
25. Matthew 27:27 Acts 10:1 ↩
26. Matthew 27:28 Mark 15:17; John 19:2 ↩
27. Matthew 27:28 I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloak ↩
28. Matthew 27:29 Mark 15:17; John 19:2 ↩
29. Matthew 27:29 Or staff; i.e., to mimic a king’s scepter ↩
30. Matthew 27:29 Mark 15:18; John 19:3 ↩
31. Matthew 27:30 Matt 26:67; Mark 10:34; 14:65; 15:19 ↩
32. Matthew 27:31 Mark 15:20 ↩