The Gospel According to Matthew Chapter 27

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The Gospel According to Matthew Chapter 27

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The Injustice, Humilation, and Death of Jesus

Judas Hangs Himself

1 Early in the morning (modern Friday morning), all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. (The next was prosecution.)

2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor. (At that time, the Jewish autonomous court could not sentence the death penalty.)

3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. (Judas, who confirmed Jesus' arrest, felt that his actions were wrong.)

4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” (Judas wanted to make up for his mistake due to regret.) “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.” (But Judas was unable to undo his mistakes. It's over the threshold.)

5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. (Nobody killed him but his guilty killed him.)

6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. (The 30 pieces of silver became cursed, and used to buy cemetery for foreigners.)

8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood (Akeldama) to this day.

9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.” (Jer.19;1-13, 32:6-9, The neutral asset can be good or bad by the manner of the user.)

Jesus Before Pilate

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor (Pilate), and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. (Jesus admitted His Universal Kingship to the Roman governor.)

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.

13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”

14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor. (But He didn't defend Himself for the accusation of Jewish leaders, because He must go through the way to death of Redemption.)

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. (The governor at the time had the power to pardon one of the criminals.)

16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. (Jesus- the same name with Jesus which means Savior (some versions do not have this name though.). He might be one of the Zealots who used to carry a dagger to assassinate Roman personnels.)

17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him. (Knowing that Jesus was innocent, Bilado asked the crowd who he was supposed to pardon.)

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.” (Pilate's wife warned her husband to be careful with Jesus because of her dream.)

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed. (But the accusers were determined to kill Jesus and persuaded the crowd to ask Jesus to be killed.)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered. (Many of the crowd had experienced the miracle of five loaves of bread and two fish, or had healed, or welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem, but now they are calling for his death. They chose the known stability of the current leaders over the truth of eternity.)

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!” (They demanded the death of Jesus.)

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” (Reason did not exist, only the roar of the persuaded crowd.)

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!” (In front of the crowd just before the riot, he was washing his hands and trying to confirm‎ his innocence. However, he will never be free from the responsibility of sympathizing with the demands of the crowd. Also, the Jewish leaders and crowd who cornered Jesus to death will be punished for their barbaric hostility to Jesus.)

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!” (They said, and it will be done as they said.)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. (Beginning of Execution)

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

27 Then the governor’s (Roman) soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium (military head quater) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.

30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. (They dressed Jesus like a king and mocked Him. The Son of God was humiliated to the ground by the Gentile solders. They made His noble death their own laughter. Aren't we one of them?)

31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. (The mockery was just the beginning, but it could hurt Jesus more than anything. Jesus, however, lowered himself and endured the shame. Phil 2:5-7)

The Crucifixion of Jesus

32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon (Mk. 15:21, Lk. 23:26 for the same incident), and they forced him to carry the cross. (Simon shared the burden of the cross for Jesus even it was forced.) 

33 They came to a place (through Via Dolorosa, 2000ft long,<0.4 mile) called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. (Psalm 69:21, maybe to sedate Jesus, as prophesied.)

35 When they had crucified him, (Jesus was nailed on the cross. It was Friday 3rd hour, 9am in modern time.) they divided up his clothes by casting lots. (Ps. 22:18)

36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. (They were apathetic to Jesus. Aren't we?)

37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. (It was mockery but Jesus is the King not only of the jews but all nations.)

38 Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. (Another two were hanged on the crosses because of their sins. Jesus was treated as one of them.)

39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” (They mocked Jesus and tested the pride of Jesus. But one of them repented and sought the salvation. Lk. 23: 39-43)

41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.

42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. (They challenged Jesus with His Kingship, which is rightfully His own, but Jesus didn't respond to their challenge because that is not the way of Salvation which had been designed by God. Mt. 4:5-7, Heb. 9:22)

The Death of Jesus

45 From noon (sixth hour) until three (ninth hour) in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. (darkness for 3 hours; the most terrible time of human history. More severe celestial phenomena will happen again on His Second Coming. Mt. 24:29)

46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Ps. 22:1). (The physical and mental pain of Jesus reached to the spiritual level, which means true pain without any painkiller.)

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. (maybe to sedate Jesus.)

49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.” (The soldiers were more interested in something unexpectable than Jesus' suffering.)

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. (Finally, Jesus passed away. According to Peter, Jesus went down to Sheol, the place of death. Therefore, it can be said that Jesus conquered all dimensions- up, here, and down- of being.)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. (The curtain which used to divide "the holy place" and "the Most Holy Place" was torn down so that everybody (not only the High Priest) can go directly to God through Jesus.) The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people. (These events indicate that the Death of Jesus is a remarkable event in the history of salvation, along with the birth of Jesus and the Second Coming of Jesus.)

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!” (Those eye witnesses came to realize Jesus is not an ordinary man.)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.

56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. (Some women watched the incident from the scene.)

The Burial of Jesus

57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.

58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. (Sepulchre) He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. (Joseph contributed himself for the funeral of Jesus while the lady anointed Jesus and Simon carried the cross for Jesus.)

61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. (The ladies witnessed the funeral.)

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day (Saturday), the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. (on Sabbath?)

63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.” (The chief priests asked Pilate to protect the tomb in order to prevent the body from being stolen by Jesus' disciples.)

65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. (The tomb was secured with a guard and a seal as they wished.)