The Mockery of Jesus Christ Before He was Crucified |
Matthew 27:1-66 The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks] |
*When the morning [had] come, all the chief priests & elders of the people, [got advice] against Jesus, to put Him to death. [Psalm 2:2-3 *The kings of the earth & the rulers have [put] themselves [in powerful positions,] & take counsel together, against the Lord, & against His Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands [to pieces,] & cast away their cords from us.] |
*And when they had [tied] Him, they led [Jesus] away, & delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. |
*Then, Judas, [who] had betrayed [Jesus,] when he saw that [Jesus] was condemned, [he regretted,] & brought the 30 pieces of silver again to the chief priests & elders saying, I have sinned, in that, I have betrayed the innocent blood. [Psalm 41:9 *[Yes,] My Own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who ate] of My bread, has lifted up his heel against Me.] |
And they said, What is that to us? You, see to that. And [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, & [left,] & went & [hung] himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, & said, It isn't lawful to put them into the treasury, because it's the price of [bloodshed.] |
And they [got advice,] & bought the potter's field, with them, to bury strangers in. [For this reason,] that field was called, The Field of Blood, [until] this day. |
*Then, was fulfilled [what] was spoken by [Jeremiah,] the prophet, saying, And they took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him, [Who] was valued, Whom [those,] of the children of Israel did value; & gave them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me. |
[Zechariah 11:12-13 *And I said to them, If you think [it's] good, give me My price, & if not, [decline.] So, they weighed [out] for My price, 30 pieces of silver. And the Lord said to Me, [Throw] it to the potter, a goodly price that I was [valued] at [by] them. And I took the 30 pieces of silver, in the house of the Lord & [threw] them to the potter.] |
And Jesus stood [in front of] the governor. And the governor asked Him, [Are] You the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say [so.] *And when [Jesus] was accused [by] the chief priests & elders, He answered nothing. |
[Isaiah 53:7 *He was oppressed, & He was afflicted, [still] He [didn't open] His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter, & [like] a sheep [in front of its] shearers is [mute,] so He [didn't] open His mouth.] |
*Then, Pilate said to [Jesus, Don't] You [hear] how many things they [testify] against You? And [Jesus didn't answer] a Word to him, [in that,] the governor marveled greatly. [Psalm 35:11 *False witnesses did rise up; & they laid to My charge, that that I [didn't] know.] |
Now, at that feast, the governor [wanted] to release a prisoner, whom they [wanted,] to the people. And they then had a [famous,] prisoner, called Barabbas. |
Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom [do] you [want] that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, [Who] is called Christ? For [Pilate] knew that for envy, they had delivered [Jesus.] |
When [Pilate sat] down on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, You, have nothing to do with that just, [a.k.a. Virtuous,] Man. For I have suffered many things in a dream, because of Him, this day. |
But the chief priests & elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask [for] Barabbas, & destroy Jesus. The governor said to them, [Which] of the [two,] [do] you [want] that I release to you? They said, Barabbas. |
Pilate said to them, Then, what shall I do with Jesus, [Who] is called Christ? They all said to [Pilate,] Let Him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil has He done? But they cried out [even] more, saying, Let Him be crucified. |
When Pilate saw that he couldn't prevail, but [instead] that a [riot] was made, [Pilate] took water, & washed his hands [in front of] the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. You see to it. |
Then, all the people answered & said, [Let] His blood be on us, & on our children. *Then, he released Barabbas to them. And when he had Jesus scourged, [a.k.a. whipped, Pilate] delivered Him to be crucified. [Matthew 20:18 *[Watch,] we go up to Jerusalem; & the Son of Man shall be betrayed to the chief priest, & the scribes, & they shall condemn Him to death.] |
Then, the [governor's] soldiers took Jesus into the common hall, & gathered the whole [division] of soldiers to Him. *And they striped [Jesus,] & put a scarlet robe on Him. [Matthew 20:19 *And shall deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock, & to scourge, & to crucify Him. And the 3rd day He shall rise again.] |
And when they had [woven] a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, & a reed in His right hand. *And they bowed [their] [knees in front of] Him, & mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! [Psalm 69:19 *You have known My [disgrace,] & My shame, & My dishonor. [My enemies] are all before You.] |
*And they spit upon [Jesus,] & took the reed, & [struck] Him on the head. [Isaiah 50:5-6 *The Lord God [has] opened [My] ear, & I wasn't rebellious, & neither turned away [My] back. *I gave My back to the smiters, [a.k.a. hitters,] & My cheeks to [those, who] plucked off the hair. I [didn't hide] My face from shame & spitting.] |
*And after they had mocked [Jesus,] they took the robe off from Him, & put His Own [clothing] on Him, & led Him away to crucify Him. [Isaiah 53:4-6 *Surely, He has [carried] our griefs, & our sorrows, [still] we [didn't respect] Him, [suffering, struck,] & afflicted [by] God. *But He was wounded for our [sins,] & He was bruised for our [sinfulness.] |
The [discipline for] our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes [from whips,] we are healed. *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have everyone turned to his own way. And the Lord has laid on Him, the [sin] of us all.] |
And as they came out, & they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; & they compelled him to [carry Jesus'] cross. And when they [had come] to a place called Golgotha, that is to say: A Place of a Skull, *they gave [Jesus] vinegar to drink [mixed] with gall. And when He had tasted [of it,] He wouldn't drink [it.] |
[Psalm 69:20-21 *[Disgrace] has broken My heart, & I Am full of heaviness. And I looked for [someone] to take pity, but there were none; & [looked] for comforters, & found none. *They also gave Me gall for My meat; [a.k.a. food,] & in My thirst, they gave Me vinegar to drink.] |
*And they crucified Him & parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled [what] was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments among them, & they cast lots upon My vesture.] |
[Psalm 22:16-18 *For dogs have [surrounded] Me. The assembly of the wicked have [enclosed] Me: & they pierced My hands & My feet. *I may tell all My bones: they look & stare upon Me. *They part My garments among them, & cast lots upon My vesture.] |
*And sitting down, they watched [Jesus,] there. *And [put] up over His head, His accusation written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. [Jeremiah 23:5-6 *[Watch,] the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, & a King shall [rule] & prosper, & shall [carry out] judgment & justice on the earth. |
*[During] His days, Judah shall be saved, & Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His Name, [by which] He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.] |
*Then, there were 2 thieves crucified with [Jesus,] one or the right hand [side,] & another on the left. [Isaiah 53:10-12 *[Still,] it pleased the Lord to bruise Him. He has put Him to grief. When You shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, & He shall prolong His days. |
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. *He shall see the [troubles] of His Soul, & shall be satisfied by His knowledge: My Righteous Servant shall justify many. For He shall bear their [sins.] |
*Therefore, I will divide Him a portion with the great, & He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He [has] poured out His Soul, [even] to death. And He was numbered with the transgressors, & He [carried] the sin of many, & made intercession for the transgressors.] |
*And [those, who] passed by [mocked Jesus,] wagging their heads, & saying, You, [Who destroy] the temple, & [rebuild] it in 3 days, save Yourself. If You [Are] the Son of God, Come down from the cross. |
[Psalm 22:7-8 *All [those, who] see Me, laugh Me to scorn. They shoot out the lip, & they shake [their] head, saying, *He trusted [in] the Lord, [so] that He would deliver Him. Let Him deliver Him, [since] He [delights] in Him.] |
Likewise, also the chief priests mocking [Jesus,] with the scribes & elders, said, He saved others. He cannot save Himself. If He [is] the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, & we will believe Him. [Psalm 69:7 *Because for Your sake, I have [carried disgrace.] Shame [has] covered My face.] |
*He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him. For He said, I Am the Son of God. [Psalm 35:19 *[Don't] let [those, who] are [My] enemies, wrongfully rejoice over Me. Neither let [those, who] hate Me without a [reason,] wink with [their] eye.] |
Also, the thieves, [who] were crucified with Him, cast the same in his teeth, [a.k.a. made similar remarks.] *Now, from the 6th hour, there was darkness over all the land [until] the 9th hour. |
[Amos 8:9-10 *And the Lord God says, it shall [happen on] that day, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, & I will darken the earth [on a] clear day. And I will turn your feasts into mourning, & all your songs into [grieving.] |
And I will bring sackcloth up upon all [waists,] & baldness upon every head. And I will make it [like] the mourning of an Only Son, & the end [of it like] a bitter day.] |
*And about the 9th hour, Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? [Psalm 22:1 *My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why [are] You so far from helping Me, & from the Words of My roaring?] |
Some of them, [who] stood there, when they heard that,said, This Man [calls] for [Elijah.] *And [right away,] one of them ran, & took a [sponge,] & filled it with vinegar, & put it on a reeds, and gave [it to] [Jesus] to drink. The rest said, Let [it] be, let's see whether [Elijah] will come to save Him. |
When Jesus had cried [out] again with a loud voice, He yielded up the ghost, [a.k.a. died.] [John 19:30 Therefore, when Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. And He bowed His head, & gave up the ghost.] |
*And, behold, the temple veil was [torn] in [two] from the top to the bottom. And the earth [quaked,] & the rocks [split;] & the graves were opened. [Zechariah 14:4 And [on] that day, His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives, which [is in front of] Jerusalem on the East. |
*And the Mount of Olives shall [split] in the [middle of it] toward the East & toward the West. And there shall be a very [large] valley. And half of the mountain shall [move] toward the North, & half toward the South.] |
*After [Jesus'] resurrection, many bodies of the saints, [who] slept arose, & came out of the graves, & went into the holy city, & appeared to many. |
*Now, when the Centurion, & [those, who] were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, & those things that were done, & they were greatly [fearful,] saying, Truly, this was the Son of God. |
[Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour [out] upon the house of David & [Jerusalem's] inhabitants, the Spirit of grace, & of [petitions.] *And they shall look upon Me, Whom they have pierced. And they shall mourn for Him, [like] One mourns for His Only Son, & shall be in bitterness for Him, [like] One, [Who] is in bitterness for His firstborn.] |
*And many women were there [watching far away, who] followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, [a.k.a. serving Him.] Among [whom] was: Mary Magdalene; & Mary, the mother of James & Joses, [a.k.a. Joseph;] & the mother of Zebedee's children. [Psalm 38:11 *My lovers, [a.k.a. those who love Me,] & My friends stand aloof from My [affliction;] & My kinsmen, [a.k.a. relatives,] stand [far away.] |
*When the 11 [disciples] [had] come, a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also, himself, was Jesus' disciple, came there. He went to Pilate, & begged [for] the body of Jesus. Then, Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. |
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, & laid it in his own new tomb, which he had [cut] out in the rock. [Isaiah 53:9*And He made His grave with the wicked, & with the rich in His death, because He had done no violence, & neither was any deceit in His mouth.] |
And he rolled a [large rock, a.k.a. a boulder,] to the door of the [tomb,] & left. And Mary Magdalene, & the other Mary [were] there, sitting over against the [tomb.] |
Now, the next day, [a.k.a. the Sabbath Day,] that followed the day of preparation, the chief priest & Pharisees came to Pilate together, saying, Sir, we remember [what] that deceiver said, while He was [still] alive, *After 3 days, I will rise again. |
Therefore, command that the [tomb] be made secure until the 3rd day, lest His disciples come [at] night, & steal Him away, & say to the people, He is risen from the dead. So, the last error shall be worse than the 1st. |
Pilate said to them, You have a watch, [a.k.a. guards.] Go [on] your way, & make it as [secure] as you can. So, they went, & made the [tomb secure,] sealing the stone, & setting [guards to] watch. |
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