Matthew 27:2

Matthew 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

Context of Matthew 27:2

1Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor. 3When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”

Matthew 27:2 word by word

καὶ δήσαντες αὐτὸν ἀπήγαγον καὶ παρέδωκαν Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they had boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they ledἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to PontiusΠόντιοςPontios · PontiusG4194
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• the governorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the governorἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232

Cross-references for Matthew 27:2

• Genesis 22:9When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
• John 18:12Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him
• Acts 9:2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Acts 12:6The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.
• Acts 21:33The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
• Acts 22:25As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”
• Acts 24:27When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, he left Paul in prison.
• Acts 28:20For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
• 2 Timothy 2:9for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.
• Hebrews 13:3Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
• Matthew 20:19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”
• Luke 18:32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him;
• Luke 20:20Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
• Matthew 27:36And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They - delivered him to Pontius Pilate - The Sanhedrin had the power of life and death in their own hands in every thing that concerned religion; but as they had not evidence to put Christ to death because of false doctrine, they wished to give countenance to their conduct by bringing in the civil power, and therefore they delivered him up to Pilate as one who aspired to regal dignities, and whom he must put to death, if he professed to be Caesar's…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And when they had bound him - He was “bound” when they took him in the garden, John 18:12. Probably when he was tried before the Sanhedrin in the palace of Caiaphas, he had been loosed from his bonds, being there surrounded by multitudes, and supposed to be safe. As they were about to lead him to another part of the city now, they again bound him. The binding consisted, probably, in nothing more than tying his hands. Pontius Pilate, the governor - The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Tiberius Caesar made Pilate the governor (or prefect) of Judea. Pilate mainly governed from Caesarea, not Jerusalem, from AD 26 to AD 36. Although he had full power in Judea, Pilate answered to the governor (or legate) of Syria. This man was the main authority in the eastern Roman Empire. The Jewish historian Josephus records several mentions of Pilate. Pilate's disrespect for the holiness of Jewish customs caused revolts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10Mr 15:1; Lu 23:1; Joh 18:28). Jesus Led Away to Pilate (Mt 27:1, 2). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 18:28, &c. Remorse and Suicide of Judas (Mt 27:3-10). This portion is peculiar to Matthew. On the progress of guilt in the traitor, see on Mr 14:1-11; Joh 13:21-30. 3. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned--The condemnation, even though not unexpected, might well fill him with horror. But perhaps this unhappy…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:2

• Conspiracy
• Government
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pilate, Pontius
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
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• Accusation
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• Governor
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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