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.
• New International Version (NIV)So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to 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.

Context of Matthew 27:2

1Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. 3When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. 4“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”

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 arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
• John 18:12So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.
• Acts 9:2He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
• Acts 12:6The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate.
• Acts 21:33Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was and what he had done.
• Acts 22:25When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?”
• Acts 24:27After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.
• Acts 28:20I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”
• 2 Timothy 2:9And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
• Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
• Matthew 20:19Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
• Luke 18:32He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.
• Luke 20:20Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
• Acts 3:13For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him.
• Matthew 27:36Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung 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