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Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. This chapter contains Matthew's record of the day of the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Scottish theologian William Robertson Nicoll notes that "the record of this single day is very nearly one-ninth of the whole book". [1]
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Matthew 27 describes him [a] simply as a rich man and disciple of Jesus, but according to Mark 15, Joseph of Arimathea was "a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God". [b] Luke 23 adds that he "had not consented to their decision and action". [c]
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 27:12.
Matthew 27:52 is the fifty-second verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse describes some of the events that occurred upon death of Jesus , particularly the report that tombs broke open and the saints inside were resurrected.
the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 27:1.
Others see these words in the context of Psalm 22 and suggest that Jesus recited these words, perhaps even the whole psalm, "that he might show himself to be the very Being to whom the words refer; so that the Jewish scribes and people might examine and see the cause why he would not descend from the cross; namely, because this very psalm ...
The second Mary mentioned, also generates much debate. She appears twice more in the resurrection narrative at Matthew 27:61 and 28:1. In those later verses she is referred to as "the other Mary." Which James she is the mother of is the centre of the debate. There have been three men affiliated to Jesus named James mentioned so far in Matthew.