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Matthew 27 |
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When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people
took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: |
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And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor. |
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Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned,
repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders, |
 The Fate of Judas
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Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they
said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
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And he cast down the
pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. |
 (27:5) "He ... went and hanged himself."
Matthew says that Judas committed suicide by hanging, but Acts (1:18) says that Judas died by falling down and
"all his bowels gushed out."
How did Judas die?
(27:6-7) "The chief priests took the silver pieces ... and bought with them the potter's field."
Who bought the Potter's field?
What did Judas do with the silver?
 (27:8) "Unto this day"
The phrase "unto this day" shows
that the gospel of Matthew was written long after the events it describes.
 (27:9) "Spoken by Jeremy the prophet"
This is not a quote from Jeremiah, but a misquote of Zechariah (11:12-13).
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And the chief
priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to
put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
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And they took counsel, and
bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
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Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the
children of Israel did value;
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And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
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And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying,
Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
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And when he was
accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. |
(27:12-14) "He answered him to never a word."
Was Jesus silent during his trial?
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Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness
against thee?
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And he answered him to
never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. |
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Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a
prisoner, whom they would. |
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And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. |
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Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom
will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? |
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For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. |
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When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying,
Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things
this day in a dream because of him. |
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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should
ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. |
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The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye
that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. |
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Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called
Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. |
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And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the
more, saying, Let him be crucified. |
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When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult
was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying,
I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. |
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Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
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 (27:25) "His blood be on us, and on our children."
This verse blames the Jews for the death of
Jesus and has been used to justify their persecution for twenty centuries.
(27:27-28) "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus ... and they stripped
him, and put on him a scarlet robe."
"Who put the robe on Jesus?
(27:28) "A scarlet robe"
What color was Jesus' robe?
 The Crucifixion
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Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he
delivered him to be crucified.
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| 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and
gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
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And they stripped him,
and put on him a scarlet robe.
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And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head,
and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked
him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
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And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
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And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and
put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
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And as they came out,
they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his
cross. |
(27:32) "They found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his
cross."
Who carried Jesus' cross?
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And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a
place of a skull, |
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They gave him vinegar
to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not
drink. |
(27:34) "They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall."
What did the soldiers give Jesus to drink?
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And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments
among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. |
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And sitting down they watched him there; |
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And set up over his
head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
(27:37) "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."
None of the gospels agree on the wording of the sign placed over Jesus' head.
What did the sign say?
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Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and
another on the left.
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And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, |
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And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. |
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Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders,
said, |
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He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let
him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. |
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He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he
said, I am the Son of God. |
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The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his
teeth. |
(27:44) "The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his
teeth."
Did both thieves revile Jesus?
 (27:45, 51-53)
When Jesus was crucified, there was three hours of complete darkness "over all the land." And when he
died, there was a great earthquake with many corpses walking the streets of Jerusalem. It is strange
that there is no record of any of these extraordinary events outside of the gospels.
 (27:46)
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
What were the last words of Jesus?
Is Jesus God?
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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the
ninth hour.
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And about the ninth
hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that
is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man
calleth for Elias.
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And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
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The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
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Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
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And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; |
(27:50-51) "The veil of the temple was rent."
When did the Temple curtain rip?
BOM: 4 Nephi 30
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And the graves were
opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, |
(27:52-53) "The graves were opened."
When Jesus died,
there was an earthquake, "the graves were opened; and
many bodies of the saints" arose. But they stayed in their graves until
Jesus rose from the dead, when they began to walk around, appearing to many in
Jerusalem.
Is death final?
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And came out of the
graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared
unto many.
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Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw
the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly,
saying, Truly this was the Son of God. |
(27:54) "Truly this was the Son of God."
What did the centurion call
Jesus?
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And many women were
there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering unto him: |
(27:55) "Many women were there beholding afar off."
From where did the women watch?
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Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses,
and the mother of Zebedees children.
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When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph,
who also himself was Jesus' disciple: |
(27:57-60)
"A rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph ... laid it in his own new tomb."
Who buried Jesus?
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| 27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the
body to be delivered.
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| 27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, |
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| 27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he
rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. |
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And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
sepulchre. |
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Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, |
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Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive,
After three days I will rise again. |
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Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day,
lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the
people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the
first. |
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Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye
can. |
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So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting
a watch. |
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