Matthew 27:1, Christ is delivered bound to Pilate; Matthew 27:3, Judas hangs himself; Matthew 27:19, Pilate, admonished of his wife, Matthew 27:20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and looses Barabbas; Matthew 27:27, Christ is mocked and crowned with thorns; Matthew 27:33, crucified; Matthew 27:39, reviled; Matthew 27:50, dies, and is buried; Matthew 27:62, his sepulchre is sealed and watched.
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Matthew 27
Matthew 27 — Overview
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Matthew 27 — OverviewMatthew 27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt is a very affecting story which is recorded in this chapter
concerning the sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus. Considering the
thing itself, there cannot be a more tragical story told us; common
humanity…Matthew 27:1-10Matthew 27:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe left Christ in the hands of the chief priests and elders, condemned
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this the Romans had taken from the Jews the power of capital…Matthew 27:1Matthew 27:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryWhen the morning was come. This is the early morning of Good Friday, the 14th of Nisan. If the rulers had had special regard to legality, they could not have condemned Christ to death at night, as they had done at the…Matthew 27:1-10Matthew 27:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe end of Judas.
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1. The Sanhedrin. "When the morning was come," St. Matthew says—the morning which followed the long sad hours of that night of mockery and shame; the morning…Matthew 27:1-10Matthew 27:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe price of blood.
The day, whose dawn brought repentance to Peter, found the Jewish rulers still plotting how they might effect the murder of Jesus. They had in the night infamously condemned him as a blasphemer,…Matthew 27:1-66Matthew 27:1-66 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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Jesus brought to Pilate. (Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66; Luke 23:1; John 18:28.)
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