Mateo 27:1-21 RVA

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:15-18

The offer to release Jesus: v. 15. Now, at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner whom they would. v. 16. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. v. 17. Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? v. 18. For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him. Pilate's was a weak, vacillating, unreliable character. He did not have the courage... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:19

The dream of Pilate's wife: v. 19. When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of Him. Here was an interlude. The first force of the attack against Jesus had spent itself, and there was a lull in the storm. The question of Pilate was before the people. And therefore the governor, who had spent some time in the inner room with Jesus in the effort to get at the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:20-23

The progress of the trial: v. 20. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. v. 21. The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. v. 22. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do, then, with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let Him be crucified. v. 23. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done? But they cried out the more,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:1-10

EIGHTH SECTIONJESUS AND HIS BETRAYER.—JUDAS AND THE HIGH-PRIESTSMatthew 27:1-10(Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66 to Luke 23:1; John 18:28)1When [But, δέ] the morning was come, all the chief priests and [the, οἱ elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.1 3Then Judas, which [who] had betrayed2 him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself [regretting, μεταμεληθείς],3 and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:11-31

NINTH SECTIONJESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS, BEFORE PILATES’S BAR; OR, CHRIST EXAMINED BY THE CIVIL AUTHORITY; INSULTINGLY PUT BESIDE BARABBAS; STILL MORE INSULTING REJECTED, AND, IN SPITE OF THE MOST DECISIVE PROOFS OF HIS INNONENCE, CONDEMNED, DELIVERED TO BE CRUCIFIED, MOCKEDMatthew 27:11-31(Mark 15:2-20; Luke 23:2-25; John 18:28 to John 19:16.)11And Jesus stood [was placed]15 before the governor: and the governor asked [questioned]16 him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:1-10

the Betrayer’s Remorse and Suicide Matthew 27:1-10 It was the very early morning when Jesus was led off to Pilate, for he was on the cross by nine. Judas apparently watched the scene from afar. It may be that he was stricken with horror, when our Lord did not exert His mighty power in self-deliverance. The only expedient that occurred to the traitor as practicable was to attest the Lord’s innocence. What a tribute that was to the absolute purity and beauty of the life which he had known for... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:11-21

Barabbas or Christ? Matthew 27:11-21 The vacillation of Pilate made him a criminal. Weakness becomes sin. At first he evidently meant to release Jesus, but instead of saying so outright, he strove to bring about His release by indirect means and without committing himself. First, he sent Him to Herod, Luke 23:17 , thinking that a Jew would view favorably the position of a fellow-Jew. Then he sought to touch the springs of pity by the anguish of scourging. Finally, he gave the people the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:1-66

The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out as a warning against the policy of expediency. He was convinced of the innocence of Jesus, and his conscience- perhaps more acute that day than it had been for a very long time- very plainly revealed to him that his duty lay in releasing the Prisoner. However, he endeavored to secure himself and... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:1

THE PASSION‘When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.’ Matthew 27:1 I. Our Lord’s example.—Christ is given us that all men should follow the example of His great humility. We pray that we may follow the example of His patience. How wonderfully humility and patience shine forth in the example of our Lord. Humility and patience! Is there any condescension to which He does not come? Is there any lowering of Himself... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:1

‘Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.’ ‘Now when morning was come.’ Compare ‘when evening was come’ in Matthew 26:20. The evening had brought the depiction of His death in the Lord’s Supper, followed by His anguish and arrest, the morning will now bring His sentence and execution. ‘All the Chief Priests and Elders of the people.’ Compare Matthew 26:3 where they had previously taken counsel how to kill Him.... read more