Matthew
27:1-14
Lesson 58
27:1-14
Lesson 58
Matthew 27:1-14
Jesus stands before Pilate 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. |
Margin notes:
"The chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death." (27:1) - "The chief priests and older leaders of the people discussed how to put Jesus to death." The leaders "took counsel against Jesus," as prophesied centuries earlier (Psalm 2:2). "Delivered him to Pontius Pilate." (27:2) - Just as Jesus predicted (Matthew 20:19). "Repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver." (27:3) - Means, Judas was remorseful and tried to return the money he was paid to betray Christ. "I have sinned." (27:4) - Judas tells the priest's that he has sinned. See the last half of verse 27:4 for the priests' callous response. "What is that to us? see thou to that." (27:4) - "What's that to us? That's your problem." "It is the price of blood." (27:6) - "Its blood money." Because the high priest's considered the thirty pieces of silver soiled, they refused to return the money to the treasury. They were willing to condemn an innocent man to death, yet they meticulously obeyed a minor law forbidding the use of tainted money, money they themselves had tainted. "He answered nothing." (27:12) - Just as prophesized in Isaiah 53:7 seven hundred years earlier. "He answered him to never a word." (27:14) - Jesus refused to answer the false charges just as He did when He stood before the Sanhedrin (26:62-63). |