Focused Passage

Matthew 27:45-56

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.

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45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

46About 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?”

47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

48One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.

49But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

52The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

55And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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References and Original Words

Verse 45

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionFromἈπὸG575Preposition[the] sixthἕκτηςG1623Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularuntilἕωςG2193Preposition[the] ninthἐνάτηςG1766Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulardarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularoverἐπὶG1909PrepositionallπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlandγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, from noon until three in the afternoon
Verse 46

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAboutπερὶG4012PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularninthἐνάτηνG1766Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcried outἀνεβόησενG310Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularEliἨλὶ*G2241Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularEliἠλὶ*G2241Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularlemaλεμὰG2982Adverbsabachthaniσαβαχθάνι*G4518Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularwhichτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularmeansἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularGodΘεέG2316Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularGodθεέG2316Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularwhyἵνα‿G2443Conjunction. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhave You forsakenἐγκατέλιπεςG1459Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • NE and WH Eloi, Eloi
  • Psalm 22:1
Verse 47

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctionsomeΤινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof thoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralstandingἑστηκότωνG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralthereἐκεῖG1563Adverbheard thisἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey saidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[He]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis callingφωνεῖG5455Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularElijahἨλίανG2243Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 48

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionOneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralquicklyεὐθέωςG2112AdverbranδραμὼνG5143Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbroughtλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara spongeσπόγγονG4699Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τεG5037ConjunctionHe filled [it]πλήσαςG4130Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularwith sour wineὄξουςG3690Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionput [it] onπεριθεὶςG4060Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara reedκαλάμῳG2563Noun - Dative Masculine Singularand held it up for [Jesus] to drinkἐπότιζενG4222Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or filled it with wine vinegar
  • See Psalm 69:21.
Verse 49

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralothersλοιποὶG3062Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralsaidἔλεγον*G2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLeave [Him] aloneἌφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularLet us seeἴδωμενG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralifεἰG1487ConjunctionElijahἨλίαςG2243Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomesἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto saveσώσωνG4982Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • WH includes And another took a spear and pierced His side, and water and blood flowed out; see John 19:34.
Verse 50

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad cried outκράξαςG2896Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularagainπάλινG3825AdverbvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine SingularHe yielded upἀφῆκενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[His]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 51

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At that momentΚαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularveilκαταπέτασμαG2665Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartempleναοῦG3485Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas tornἐσχίσθηG4977Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositiontopἄνωθενG509AdverbtoἕωςG2193PrepositionbottomκάτωG2736Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularearthγῆG1093Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularquakedἐσείσθηG4579Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralrocksπέτραιG4073Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralwere splitἐσχίσθησανG4977Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 52

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluraltombsμνημεῖαG3419Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralbroke openἀνεῴχθησανG455Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] bodiesσώματαG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof manyπολλὰG4183Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralsaintsἁγίωνG40Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralwho had fallen asleepκεκοιμημένωνG2837Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Pluralwere raisedἠγέρθησανG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 53

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionAfterμετὰG3326Preposition[Jesus’]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularresurrectionἔγερσινG1454Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwhen they had comeἐξελθόντεςG1831Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralout ofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraltombsμνημείωνG3419Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralthey enteredεἰσῆλθονG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularholyἁγίανG40Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularcityπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionappearedἐνεφανίσθησανG1718Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Pluralto many [people]πολλοῖςG4183Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 54

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcenturionἑκατόνταρχοςG1543Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwho were guardingτηροῦντεςG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsawἰδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularearthquakeσεισμὸνG4578Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionall thatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralhad happenedγενόμενα*G1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Pluralthey were terrifiedἐφοβήθησανG5399Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .σφόδραG4970Adverb[and] saidλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralTrulyἈληθῶςG230AdverbthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 55

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctionmanyπολλαὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralwomenγυναῖκεςG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralwereἮσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthereἐκεῖG1563AdverbwatchingθεωροῦσαιG2334Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralfromἀπὸG575Prepositiona distanceμακρόθενG3113Adverb[They]αἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Pluralhad followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularto ministerδιακονοῦσαιG1247Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 56

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AmongἐνG1722Preposition[them]αἷςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine PluralwereἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMaryΜαρίαG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMagdaleneΜαγδαληνήG3094Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionMaryΜαρίαG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularmotherμήτηρG3384Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof JamesἸακώβουG2385Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJosephἸωσὴφG2501Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularmotherμήτηρG3384Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralZebedee’sΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsonsυἱῶνG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

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