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NOTES for Mat 27:27-66

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27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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For Jesus’ first disciples, His death required a new, Christian understanding. The assumption widespread among their compatriots—that Jesus had lived and died in vain without achieving His purpose—was unacceptable to those who knew of His victory from experience. This new understanding is reflected in the Gospel account. Here Jesus’ suffering and death are described within a framework of biblical quotations from the prophets and psalms, showing that the Messiah’s triumph had to be preceded by His humiliation, and that His suffering was not a sign of failure or defeat, but a sign of the true Anointed One, who acts not through military might or incredible miracles, but through the Spirit of the Father, becoming not the punisher of sinners but the sacrifice for the sins of the world. In contemporary culture, the claim that Jesus’ mission failed and that He died in vain—see, for example, the opera “Jesus Christ Superstar,” or the somewhat different interpretation in “The Master and Margarita”—is almost as widespread as it was among the inhabitants of first-century Jerusalem. Christ’s new disciples must respond to this challenge anew: they must live in such a way that it becomes clear that Jesus’ death is filled with meaning and that His Resurrection has become a reality for many hearts.

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For Mat 27:27-66
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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Each of the evangelists describes the crucifixion and death on the cross of the Savior in his own way. And while the other Gospels mention, for example, the beloved disciple standing by the cross or the repentant thief, Matthew's Gospel contains no such references. The evangelist notes only that...  Read more

Each of the evangelists describes the crucifixion and death on the cross of the Savior in his own way. And while the other Gospels mention, for example, the beloved disciple standing by the cross or the repentant thief, Matthew's Gospel contains no such references. The evangelist notes only that after Jesus' death some of the Roman soldiers guarding the Crucified One were struck and frightened, recognizing that He was 'truly the Son of God' (v. 54). He does mention the women, but in his description they are all 'watching from afar' (vv. 55-56), so that there is no one at the cross who could support Him even simply by presence. Such an ending fits the evangelist's overall concept, in which the whole story of the last days and hours of the Savior's earthly ministry is a story of betrayal and apostasy. And at the moment of His death on the cross, the faithful either stand far away or, like Joseph of Arimathea, appear when everything is already over (vv. 57-61), while at the foot of the cross there remain only rejoicing evil and triumphant darkness (vv. 39-44).

Against the background of the other evangelists' accounts, such a picture might appear excessively, almost schematically, contrasted, if not for the logic of the sacred author, who views the entire earthly ministry of the Savior as a conflict between the Kingdom and the forces opposing it, forces eager to destroy the One who brought the Kingdom into the world. From this point of view, what happens at the foot of the cross, sadly, cannot be called something out of the ordinary. Here we see everything and everyone Jesus had to face throughout His earthly ministry. There are the malicious jeers of people from the street crowd who understand nothing and do not want to understand (vv. 39-40), the gloating of religious rigorists, the mockery of learned theologians (vv. 41-43), and even the derision of those who above all have no place deriding anyone - the thieves crucified beside Jesus (v. 44). One thing united all these very different people: rejection of the Kingdom. For each of them it was an obstacle in its own way, and now they have all gathered at the cross to rejoice in their victory - an imaginary victory over the One whose very life gave them no peace.

Of course, none of them guessed that this victory was imaginary. In their world - a world where there was room for everything and everyone except Christ and the Kingdom - their victory was indeed absolute. It became nothing only in another, larger, divine world; but of that world those mocking the Crucified One either knew nothing at all or had only the most approximate and vague notions. And so the Resurrection became for them a thunderbolt out of a clear sky - the same thunderbolt that the Savior's return will be for many, perhaps even for some who are used to considering themselves Christians.

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For Mat 27:27-66
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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The chief priests and elders mock the Crucified One precisely for the way He shows His mercy to them. If He had suddenly come down from the cross and "saved Himself," would they have been able to withstand His glory? But He dies like the most ordinary robber, opening for many of His persecutors and enemies the possibility of living, and of living to the moment when they can understand their error and receive forgiveness and salvation. The death of the Son of God is the consequence of human freedom: to accept the Redeemer or kill Him. But precisely in this freedom, God's respect and love for humanity are revealed.

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For Mat 27:45-66
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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When almost all the disciples scattered and hid, those who formally were not counted among the closest disciples found themselves near the Teacher being executed. But how often steadfastness and courage are shown by people who, under ordinary circumstances, were not in view at all. There is something important, perhaps even prophetic, in the fact that on the day of Golgotha the women did not waver. From the beginnings of church history to our own day, we constantly see remarkable women servants of God who more than once defended the faith and preserved it in the hardest years.

Among those standing there we see the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Quite recently she had been naively interceding for her sons, but now the hour had come, and now she could see what the Teacher was to pass through and what He had asked the disciples not to turn away from. Now she, like other Christian women, must bear her own cross, unnoticed by those around her, but such a difficult cross of service at home and pain for her children.

In someone else's cave the earthly path of Christ began, and in someone else's burial cave it ended. The One who gave all of Himself to people took nothing for Himself. And those among people whom He called His own were facing bitter days and nights. It appears that few of the disciples remembered the Teacher's warnings about His Resurrection in those hours.

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For Mat 27:51
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
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But the death of Jesus is not only a crime of people, a temporary triumph of the evil, but it is also an act of Expiation of the creative God; the torn veil of the temple testifies this, this veil that always separated people from the Sanctuary, the place where God indwells, symbolizing the insuperable abyss existing between God's holiness and human sin. Thus, the death of the Son of God, who took away our sins fulfills the redemption and reconciles us with God. The abyss is closed, the veil is removed. The cherubim occluding the way to the tree of life removes his sword (Genesis 3:24).

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For Mat 27:51
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
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Jesus dies on the cross. "The earth shook, and the rocks were split." Nature "feels" the significance of what is happening and marks the event, as it also marked His birth...  Read more

Jesus dies on the cross. "The earth shook, and the rocks were split." Nature "feels" the significance of what is happening and marks the event, as it also marked His birth. But then there was the Christmas star, a joyful sign of hope, and now there is an earthquake, a fearsome warning to the people who killed the Author of life (see Acts 3:15).

But Christ's death is not only a crime of people, the temporary triumph of evil, but also God's creative act of Redemption. The torn veil of the Temple testifies to this, the veil that always separated people from the Sanctuary, the place of God's dwelling, symbolizing the impassable gulf between God's holiness and human sin. And now the death of the Son of God, who took our sins upon Himself, accomplishes redemption and reconciles us with God. The gulf is bridged, the veil is removed. The cherub guarding the way to the tree of life (Gen. 3:24) removes his sword.

Behind all our reasoning about the reliability of the Bible or about the pre-eternal Son of God, are we not losing sight of this reality that is absolutely important for our salvation: the lifeless body of the Son of Man hanging powerless on the cross against the background of a menacingly and mournfully darkened sky?

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