Focused Passage

Matthew 27:32-44

Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded

Matthew 27 moves from Jesus handed over to Pilate, to Judas’s remorse over innocent blood, to Pilate’s trial and the release of Barabbas, to the soldiers’ mock coronation, to the crucifixion at Golgotha, to the public mockery of the crucified King, to darkness and Jesus’ cry of forsakenness, to his death and cosmic-temple signs, to Gentile confession and women’s witness, to burial by Joseph, and finally to the sealed and guarded tomb.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

33And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

34they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

36And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.

39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

41In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

42“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 32

Original words

Along the wayδὲG1161Conjunction. . .ἘξερχόμενοιG1831Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey foundεὗρονG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plurala manἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularfrom CyreneΚυρηναῖονG2956Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularnamedὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularSimonΣίμωναG4613Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] they forcedἠγγάρευσανG29Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctioncarryἄρῃG142Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸνG4716Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof [Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

And [when]ΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey cameἐλθόντεςG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltoεἰςG1519Prepositiona placeτόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularcalledλεγόμενονG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularGolgothaΓολγοθᾶG1115Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularmeansἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .λεγόμενοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularThe PlaceτόποςG5117Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof the SkullκρανίουG2898Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 34

Original words

they offeredἔδωκανG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto drinkπιεῖνG4095Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivemixedμεμιγμένονG3396Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiongallχολῆςG5521Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbutκαὶG2532Conjunctionafter tasting [it]γευσάμενοςG1089Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularHe refusedἠθέλησενG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756Adverbto drink [it]πιεῖνG4095Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 35

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunctionthey had crucifiedΣταυρώσαντεςG4717Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey divided upδιεμερίσαντοG1266Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgarmentsἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralby castingβάλλοντεςG906Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PlurallotsκλῆρονG2819Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Psalm 22:18; TR includes to fulfill what was said through the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.”
Verse 36

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionsitting downκαθήμενοιG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey kept watch overἐτήρουνG5083Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthereἐκεῖG1563Adverb
Verse 37

Original words

AboveἐπάνωG1883PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularheadκεφαλῆςG2776Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey postedἐπέθηκανG2007Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwrittenγεγραμμένηνG1125Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularchargeαἰτίανG156Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularagainst HimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularTHISΟΥΤΟΣ*G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularISΕΣΤΙΝG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJESUSΙΗΣΟΥΣG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularTHEΟ*G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKINGΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣG935Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularOF THEΤΩΝG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJEWSΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 38

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-ΤότεG5119AdverbTwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralrobbersλῃσταίG3027Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere crucifiedσταυροῦνταιG4717Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralwithσὺνG4862PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐκG1537Preposition[His] rightδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the other]εἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐξG1537Preposition[His] leftεὐωνύμωνG2176Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or insurrectionists; also in verse 44
Verse 39

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunctionthose whoΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralpassed byπαραπορευόμενοιG3899Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralheaped abuse onἐβλασφήμουνG987Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularshakingκινοῦντεςG2795Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheadsκεφαλὰςG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 40

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctionsayingλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralYou whoG3588Article - Vocative Masculine Singularare going to destroyκαταλύωνG2647Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartempleναὸνG3485Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionrebuild [it]οἰκοδομῶνG3618Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthreeτρισὶνG5140Adjective - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine PluralsaveσῶσονG4982Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularYourselfσεαυτόνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularIfεἰG1487ConjunctionYou areεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctioncome downκατάβηθιG2597Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrossσταυροῦG4716Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 41

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In the same wayὉμοίωςG3668Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralchief priestsἀρχιερεῖςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-μετὰG3326Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralscribesγραμματέωνG1122Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneldersπρεσβυτέρωνG4245Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralmocked HimἐμπαίζοντεςG1702Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralsayingἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 42

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He savedἔσωσενG4982Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularothersἌλλουςG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756Adverb[but] He cannotδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularsaveσῶσαιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularHe isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] KingΒασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof IsraelἸσραήλG2474Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularLet Him come downκαταβάτωG2597Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568AdverbfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrossσταυροῦG4716Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe will believeπιστεύσομενG4100Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralinἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 43

Original words

He trustsπέποιθενG3982Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularLet [God] deliverῥυσάσθωG4506Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568AdverbifεἰG1487ConjunctionHe wants HimθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[the] SonΥἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 22:8
Verse 44

Original words

vvvδ’G1161ConjunctionvvvΤὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularIn the same wayαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularevenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrobbersλῃσταὶG3027Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere crucifiedσυσταυρωθέντεςG4957Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralwithσὺνG4862PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularberatedὠνείδιζονG3679Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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