Chapter summary

Matthew 27 Summary

Matthew 27 records the trial, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus — handed over by Pilate, mocked, crucified, and laid in a sealed tomb.

Pilate, pressed by the crowds, washes his hands of Jesus' blood and hands him over. Jesus is mocked, beaten, and led to Golgotha. He cries, «My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?» — quoting Psalm 22.

At his death, the temple curtain tears top to bottom. A Roman centurion confesses: «Truly this was the Son of God.» Joseph of Arimathea takes the body and lays it in his own new tomb. The chapter sets up Easter morning.

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Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”” Matthew 27:51 “At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.”

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