Matthew 27

Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It can be divided into the following subsections:

Overview

Matthew describes the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus.

Jesus is taken to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. At the same time, Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed Jesus, sees his former teacher and is overcome by remorse. Judas brings back the 30 pieces of silver which had been offered to him by the priests of Judea as recompense for identifying his master to Caiphas, throwing them down in the temple, and then leaves to commit suicide. Meanwhile, Jesus impresses Pilate, who is taken aback by Jesus's silent dignity at his questioning. Pilate begins to address the crowd, and asks them to choose between freeing a vindictive prisoner known as Barabbas, or Jesus. The crowd respond passionately, repeating "Let Him (Christ) be crucified"! Pilate, bewildered by this, asks the crowd for a reason for their choice. Instead, they continue to call ever more loudly for the crucifixion of Jesus.

Matthew 27:8

Matthew 27:8 is the eighth verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse continues the final story of Judas Iscariot. In the previous verses Judas has killed himself, but not before casting the thirty pieces of silver into the Temple. The priests used them to buy a potter's field and make a cemetery, which is known as the Field of Blood.

The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads:

In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:

The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:

For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 27:8

The fate of Judas here reconnects with that told in Acts, while the centre of the narratives are very different, both end with a piece of land outside Jerusalem becoming known as the Field of Blood and connected with Judas. In Acts 1:19 it is implied that the field is so known because of Judas' blood form his horrific death. In Matthew, it is implied that it is named for its connection to the blood money that had purchased Jesus' innocent blood. In Acts the field is referenced by its Hebrew name Akeldama, but Matthew does not refer to it as such.