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Text -- Matthew 27:39-66 (NET)
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27:39 Those who passed by defamed him , shaking their heads
27:40 and saying , “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days , save yourself ! If you are God’s Son , come down from the cross !”
27:41 In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law and elders – were mocking him:
27:42 “He saved others , but he cannot cannot save himself ! He is the king of Israel ! If he comes down now from the cross , we will believe in him !
27:43 He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said , ‘I am God’s Son ’!”
27:44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him .
Jesus’ Death
27:45 Now from noon until three , darkness came over all the land .
27:46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice , “Eli , Eli , lema sabachthani ?” that is , “My God , my God , why have you forsaken me ?”
27:47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said , “This man is calling for Elijah .”
27:48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge , filled it with sour wine , put it on a stick , and gave it to him to drink.
27:49 But the rest said , “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him .”
27:50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit .
27:51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two , from top to bottom . The earth shook and the rocks were split apart .
27:52 And tombs were opened , and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised .
27:53 (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)
27:54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place , they were extremely terrified and said , “Truly this one was God’s Son !”
27:55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there , watching from a distance .
27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene , Mary the mother of James and Joseph , and the mother of the sons of Zebedee .
Jesus’ Burial
27:57 Now when it was evening , there came a rich man from Arimathea , named Joseph , who was also a disciple of Jesus .
27:58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
27:59 Joseph took the body , wrapped it in a clean linen cloth ,
27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock . Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away .
27:61 (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there , opposite the tomb .)
The Guard at the Tomb
27:62 The next day (which is after the day of preparation ) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
27:63 and said , “Sir , we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said , ‘After three days I will rise again.’
27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day . Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people , ‘He has been raised from the dead ,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first .”
27:65 Pilate said to them , “Take a guard of soldiers . Go and make it as secure as you can .”
27:66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
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JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
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Homicide |
Jesus, The Christ |
Prisoners |
Pilate, Pontius |
Death |
Mary |
EARTHQUAKE |
Burial |
Friendship |
PILATE; PONTIUS |
Love |
Mocking |
Malefactor |
Infidelity |
Persecution |
Blasphemy |
Reviling |
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NET Notes -> Mat 27:39; Mat 27:40; Mat 27:40; Mat 27:41; Mat 27:41; Mat 27:41; Mat 27:41; Mat 27:42; Mat 27:43; Mat 27:44; Mat 27:44; Mat 27:45; Mat 27:45; Mat 27:46; Mat 27:46; Mat 27:46; Mat 27:47; Mat 27:48; Mat 27:48; Mat 27:48; Mat 27:49; Mat 27:51; Mat 27:51; Mat 27:51; Mat 27:52; Mat 27:53; Mat 27:54; Mat 27:55; Mat 27:55; Mat 27:55; Mat 27:57; Mat 27:57; Mat 27:58; Mat 27:59; Mat 27:59; Mat 27:60; Mat 27:60; Mat 27:60; Mat 27:62; Mat 27:62; Mat 27:64; Mat 27:65; Mat 27:66; Mat 27:66
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NET Notes: Mat 27:40 ‡ Many important witnesses (א* A D pc it sy[s],p) read καί (kai, here with the force of “then”) before κ...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:42 Here the aorist imperative καταβάτω (katabatw) has been translated as a conditional imperative. This fits the ...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:44 Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see ...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:45 This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.
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NET Notes: Mat 27:49 Early and important mss (א B C L Γ pc) have another sentence at the end of this verse: “And another [soldier] took a spear and pierce...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:52 The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the d...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:57 Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.
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NET Notes: Mat 27:58 Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had ju...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:59 The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.
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