Jesus' last days According to Matthew

Matthew 27:32-66

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyre'ne, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.

And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull),

they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;

then they sat down and kept watch over him there.

And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads

and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" that is, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "This man is calling Eli'jah."

And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.

But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to save him."

And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;

the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him;

among whom were Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zeb'edee.

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathe'a, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud,

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

Mary Mag'dalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.

Next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.'

Therefore order the sepulchre to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first."

Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can."

So they went and made the sepulchre secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. Back To Who Is Jesus?