ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Matthew 27.27-37

Book: Matthew · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"25. And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 26. Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified."

"27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29. And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30. And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. 31. And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, 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 go with them, that he might bear his cross. 33. And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull, 34. they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. 35. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots; 36. and they sat and watched him there. 37. And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

"38. Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. 39. And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads," (Matthew 27:25-39, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"25. All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!” 26. Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified."

"27. Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him. 28. They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him. 29. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30. They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31. When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32. As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross. 33. When they came to a place called “Golgotha”, that is to say, “The place of a skull,” 34. they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink. 35. When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots, 36. and they sat and watched him there. 37. They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”"

"38. Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left. 39. Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads," (Matthew 27:25-39, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"25. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified."

"27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. common hall: or, governor's house 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," (Matthew 27:25-39, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"25. and all the people answering said, 'His blood [is] upon us, and upon our children!' 26. Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] up that he may be crucified;"

"27. then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band; 28. and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak, 29. and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put [it] on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.' 30. And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head; 31. and when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify [him]. 32. And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross; 33. and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull, 34. they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink. 35. And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;' 36. and sitting down, they were watching him there, 37. and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'"

"38. Then crucified with him are two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left, 39. and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads," (Matthew 27:25-39, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
  • Audience: Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
  • Location: first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
  • Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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