Study notes in Matthew 27
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27:1 · Passion WeekBefore the Council; Delivered to Pilate
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · Morning, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell it
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27:1 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 146 The Sanhedrim lead Jesus away to Pilate
Also Mark 15:1–5; Luke 23:1–5; John 18:28–38
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27:3 · Difficult PassageHow did Judas die, and who bought the field?
He hanged himself, and his body fell and burst; the priests bought the field with his money.
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27:3 · Passion WeekJudas Hangs Himself
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation, as Matthew tells it
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27:3 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 151 Judas repents and hangs himself
Also Acts 1:18–19
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27:9 · Difficult PassageWhy does Matthew credit Jeremy with words found in Zechariah?
Matthew says the prophecy was spoken by Jeremy; the potter, the field, and the innocent blood are Jeremiah’s, and the thirty pieces Zechariah’s.
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27:11 · Passion WeekBefore Pilate and Herod
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · Morning, as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell it
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27:15 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 148 Pilate seeks to release Jesus. The Jews demand Barabbas
Also Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:13–25; John 18:39–40
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27:26 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 149 Pilate delivers up Jesus to death. He is scourged and mocked
Also Mark 15:15–19; John 19:1–3
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27:31 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 152 Jesus is led away to be crucified
Also Mark 15:20–23; Luke 23:26–33; John 19:16–17
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27:32 · Passion WeekThe Crucifixion
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · The third hour, as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell it
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27:35 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 153 The Crucifixion
Also Mark 15:24–28; Luke 23:33–34; Luke 23:38; John 19:17–24
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27:37 · Difficult PassageWhat did Pilate write over the cross?
Each Gospel quotes part of the one title; put together they read, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”
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27:39 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 154 The Jews mock at Jesus on the Cross. He commends his Mother to John
Also Mark 15:29–32; Luke 23:35–37; Luke 23:39–43; John 19:25–27
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27:44 · Difficult PassageDid both thieves revile Christ?
Both did at first; then one repented as they hung there, and Luke tells of the change.
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27:45 · Passion WeekDarkness over All the Land
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · The sixth hour, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell it
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27:45 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 155 Darkness prevails. Christ expires on the cross
Also Mark 15:33–37; Luke 23:44–46; John 19:28–30
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27:46 · Passion WeekHe Gives Up the Ghost
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · The ninth hour, as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell it
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27:51 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 156 The vail of the Temple rent, and graves opened. Judgment of the Centurion. The Women at the Cross
Also Mark 15:38–41; Luke 23:45; Luke 23:47–49
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27:57 · Passion WeekHe Is Buried
Wednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · Evening, as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell it
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27:57 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 157 The taking down from the Cross. The Burial
Also Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:31–42
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27:62 · Passion WeekThe Sepulchre Sealed
Thursday, the 15th · The High Day, as Matthew tells it
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27:62 · Harmony of the Gospels§ 158 The Watch at the Sepulchre
Told in Matthew alone
Commentary on Matthew 27
Scofield Reference Notes · Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Places in Matthew 27
Map: Akeldama · Cyrene · Golgotha · Galilee · Arimathaea
Jerusalem in the Days of Jesus
Topics in Matthew 27
Ablution · Aceldama · Afflictions and adversities · Apostasy · Arimathea · Armies · Assault and battery · Astronomy · Barabbas · Blasphemy · Blood · Bribery · Burial · Calvary · Capernaum · Centurion · Colors · Complicity · Conscience · Conscience money · Conspiracy · Conviction · Court · Criminals · Cross · Crown · Crucifixion · Cruelty · Darkness · Dead (people) · Death · Demagogism · Dream · Earthquakes · Envy · Friendship · Galilee · Gall · Golgotha · Government · Hand · Homicide · Hours · Hypocrisy · Impenitence · Indictments · Infidelity · Innocency · Inscriptions · Irony · James · Jerusalem · Jesus, the Christ · Joseph · Joses · Judas (Jude) · Judge · Judgment-seat · King · Lama sabachthani · Legends (inscriptions) · Lot, the · Love · Malefactors (criminals) · Malice · Mary · Meekness · Meteorology and celestial phenomena · Minister, Christian · Mocking · Money · Month · Mortification · Opinion, public · Passover · Persecution · Pilate, Pontius · Politics · Pottery · Prayer · Preparation day · Presumption · Pretorium · Priest · Prisoners · Prophecy · Punishment · Purification · Quotations and allusions · Reed · Remorse · Repentance · Responsibility · Resurrection · Reverence · Reviling · Rich, the · Rulers · Sabbath · Salome · Sarcasm · Scoffing · Scourging · Scribe (s) · Seal · Self-control · Self-defense · Simon · Soldiers · Spitting · Sponge · Stones · Strangers · Suicide · Sun · Superscription (inscription) · Symbols and similitudes · Temple · Theft and thieves · Thorn · Treason · Treasure-houses · Vail · Verdict · Vinegar · Washing · Wine · Women · Zebedee
In the Bible Dictionary
Jesus · Pontius Pilate · Judas · Israel · Lord · Barabbas · Christ · Cyrene · Simon · Golgotha · God · Eli · Elias · Galilee · Mary · Magdalene · James · Zebedee · Joseph · Pharisees