São Mateus 27

1 Chegando a manhã, todos os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos do povo reuniram-se em conselho para entregar Jesus à morte.

2 Ligaram-no e o levaram ao governador Pilatos.

3 Judas, o traidor, vendo-o então condenado, toma­do de remorsos, foi devolver aos príncipes dos sacerdotes e aos anciãos as trinta moedas de prata,

4 dizendo-lhes: "Pequei, entregando o sangue de um justo". Responderam-lhe: "Que nos importa? Isto é lá contigo!".

5 Ele jogou então no templo as moe­das de prata, saiu e foi enforcar-se.

6 Os príncipes dos sacerdotes tomaram o dinheiro e disseram: "Não é permitido lançá-lo no tesouro sagrado, porque se trata de preço de sangue".

7 Depois de haverem deliberado, compraram com aquela soma o campo do Oleiro, para que ali se fizesse um cemitério de estrangeiros.

8 Essa é a razão por que aquele terreno é chamado, ainda hoje, "Campo de Sangue".

9 Assim se cumpriu a profecia do profeta Jere­mias: Eles receberam trinta moedas de prata, preço daquele cujo valor foi estimado pelos filhos de Israel;

10 e deram-no pelo campo do Oleiro, como o Senhor me havia prescrito.

11 Jesus compareceu diante do governador, que o interrogou: "És o rei dos judeus?". "Tu o dizes" –, respondeu-lhe Jesus.

12 Ele, porém, nada respondia às acusações dos príncipes dos sacerdotes e dos anciãos.

13 Perguntou-lhe Pilatos: "Não ouves todos os testemunhos que levantam contra ti?".

14 Mas, para grande admiração do governador, não quis responder a nenhuma acusação.

15 Era costume que o governador soltasse um preso a pedido do povo em cada festa de Páscoa.

16 Ora, havia naquela ocasião um prisio­neiro famoso, chamado Barra­bás.

17 Pilatos dirigiu-se ao povo reunido: "Qual quereis que eu vos solte: Barrabás ou Jesus, que se chama Cristo?".

18 (Ele sabia que tinham entregue Jesus por inveja.)

19 Enquanto estava sentado no tribunal, sua mulher lhe mandou dizer: "Nada faças a esse justo. Fui hoje atormentada por um sonho que lhe diz respeito".

20 Mas os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos persuadiram o povo que pedisse a libertação de Barrabás e fizesse morrer Jesus.

21 O governador tomou então a palavra: "Qual dos dois quereis que eu vos solte?". Res­ponderam: "Barrabás!".

22 Pilatos perguntou: "Que farei então de Jesus, que é chamado o Cristo?". Todos responderam: "Seja crucificado!".

23 O governador tornou a perguntar: "Mas que mal fez ele?". E gritavam ainda mais forte: "Seja crucificado!".

24 Pilatos viu que nada adiantava, mas que, ao contrário, o tumulto crescia. Fez com que lhe trouxessem água, lavou as mãos diante do povo e disse: "Sou inocente do sangue deste homem. Isto é lá convosco!".

25 E todo o povo respondeu: "Caia sobre nós o seu sangue e sobre nossos filhos!".

26 Libertou então Barrabás, mandou açoitar Jesus e lho entregou para ser crucificado.

27 Os soldados do governador conduziram Jesus para o pretório e rodearam-no com todo o pelotão.

28 Arrancaram-lhe as vestes e colocaram-lhe um manto escarlate.

29 Depois, trançaram uma coroa de espinhos, meteram-lha na cabeça e puseram-lhe na mão uma vara. Dobrando os joelhos diante dele, diziam com escárnio: "Salve, rei dos judeus!".

30 Cuspiam-lhe no rosto e, tomando da vara, davam-lhe golpes na cabeça.

31 Depois de escarnecerem dele, tiraram-lhe o manto e entregaram-lhe as vestes. Em seguida, levaram-no para o crucificar.

32 Saindo, encontraram um ho­mem de Cirene, chamado Simão, a quem obrigaram a levar a cruz de Jesus.

33 Chegaram ao lugar chamado Gólgota, isto é, lugar do crânio.

34 Deram-lhe de beber vinho misturado com fel. Ele provou, mas se recusou a beber.

35 Depois de o haverem crucificado, dividiram suas vestes entre si, tirando à sorte. Cumpriu-se assim a profecia do profeta: Repartiram entre si minhas vestes e sobre meu manto lançaram à sorte (Sl 21,19).

36 Sentaram-se e montaram guarda.

37 Por cima de sua cabeça penduraram um escrito trazendo o motivo de sua crucificação: "Este é Jesus, o rei dos judeus".

38 Ao mesmo tempo foram crucificados com ele dois ladrões, um à sua direita e outro à sua esquerda.

39 Os que passavam o injuriavam, sacudiam a cabeça e diziam:

40 "Tu, que destróis o templo e o reconstróis em três dias, salva-te a ti mesmo! Se és o Filho de Deus, desce da cruz!".

41 Os príncipes dos sacerdotes, os escribas e os anciãos também zombavam dele:

42 "Ele salvou a outros e não pode salvar-se a si mesmo! Se é rei de Israel, desça agora da cruz e nós creremos nele!

43 Confiou em Deus, Deus o livre agora, se o ama, porque ele disse: Eu sou o Filho de Deus!".

44 E os ladrões, crucificados com ele, também o ultrajavam.

45 Desde a hora sexta até a nona, cobriu-se toda a terra de trevas.

46 Próximo da hora nona, Jesus exclamou em voz forte: "Eli, Eli, lammá sabactáni?" – o que quer dizer: "Meu Deus, meu Deus, por que me abandonaste?".

47 A essas palavras, alguns dos que lá estavam diziam: "Ele chama por Elias".

48 Imedia­tamente, um deles tomou uma esponja, embebeu-a em vinagre e apresentou-lha na ponta de uma vara para que bebesse.

49 Os outros diziam: "Deixa! Vejamos se Elias virá socorrê-lo".

50 Jesus de novo lançou um grande brado, e entregou a alma.

51 E eis que o véu do templo se rasgou em duas partes de alto a baixo, a terra tremeu, fenderam-se as rochas.

52 Os sepulcros se abriram e os corpos de muitos justos ressuscitaram.

53 Saindo de suas sepulturas, entraram na cidade santa depois da ressurreição de Jesus e apareceram a muitas pessoas.

54 O centurião e seus homens que montavam guarda a Jesus, dian­te do estremecimento da terra e de tudo o que se passava, disseram entre si, possuídos de grande temor: "Verdadeiramente, este homem era Filho de Deus!".

55 Havia ali também algumas mulheres que de longe olha­vam; tinham seguido Jesus desde a Galileia para o servir.

56 Entre elas se achavam Maria Madalena e Maria, mãe de Tiago e de José, e a mãe dos filhos de Zebedeu.

57 À tardinha, um homem rico de Arimateia, chamado José, que era também discípulo de Jesus,

58 foi procurar Pilatos e pediu-lhe o corpo de Jesus. Pilatos cedeu-o.

59 José tomou o corpo, envolveu-o num lençol branco

60 e o depositou num sepulcro novo, que tinha mandado talhar para si na rocha. Depois rolou uma grande pedra à entrada do sepulcro e foi-se embora.

61 Maria Madalena e a outra Maria ficaram lá, sentadas defronte do túmulo.

62 No dia seguinte, isto é, o dia seguinte ao da Preparação, os prínci­pes dos sacerdotes e os fariseus dirigiram-se todos juntos à casa de Pilatos.

63 E disseram-lhe: "Senhor, nós nos lembramos de que aquele impostor disse, enquanto vivia: Depois de três dias ressuscitarei.

64 Ordena, pois, que seu sepulcro seja guardado até o terceiro dia. Os seus discípulos poderiam vir roubar o corpo e dizer ao povo: Ressuscitou dos mortos. E esta última impostura seria pior que a primeira".

65 Respondeu Pilatos: "Tendes uma guarda. Ide e guardai-o como o entendeis".

66 Foram, pois, e asseguraram o sepulcro, selando a pedra e colocando guardas.

1 Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood."

But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."

5 He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood." 7 They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in. 8 Therefore that field has been called "The Field of Blood" to this day. 9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah*27:9 some manuscripts omit "Jeremiah" the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

"They took the thirty pieces of silver,

the price of him upon whom a price had been set,

whom some of the children of Israel priced,

10 and they gave them for the potter’s field,

as the Lord commanded me."✝27:10 Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

Jesus said to him, "So you say."

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said to him, "Don’t you hear how many things they testify against you?"

14 He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired. 16 They had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas. 17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him."

20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?"

They said, "Barabbas!"

22 Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ?"

They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"

23 But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?"

But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

24 So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."

25 All the people answered, "May his blood be on us and on our children!"

26 Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. 29 They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 30 They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

32 As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross. 33 When they came to a place called "Golgotha", that is to say, "The place of a skull," 34 they gave him sour wine*27:34 or, vinegar to drink mixed with gall.*27:34 Gall is a bitter-tasting, dark green oil from a wormwood plant that is alcoholic in its effect. When he had tasted it, he would not drink. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,*27:35 TR adds "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: ‘They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots;’" [see Psalms 22:18 and John 19:24] 36 and they sat and watched him there. 37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

38 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.

39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking with the scribes, the Pharisees,*27:41 TR omits "the Pharisees" and the elders, said, 42 "He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’" 44 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.

45 Now from the sixth hour*27:45 noon there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.*27:45 3:00 p.m. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima*27:46 TR reads "lama" instead of "lima" sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"✝27:46 Psalms 22:1

47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. 49 The rest said, "Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him."

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

51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

55 Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. 59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. 61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.