Matthew 27
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 27
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".
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 66 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Papyrus 104 (AD ~250; extant verses 34–37, 43, 45)
Codex Vaticanus (325–350)
Codex Sinaiticus (330–360)
Codex Bezae (c. 400; extant verses 1, 13–66)
Codex Washingtonianus (c. 400)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450; extant verses 1–10, 47–66)
Papyrus 105 (5th/6th century; extant verses 62–64)
Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant verses 27–33)
Old Testament references
Matthew 27:34: Psalm 69:21: Alexander Kirkpatrick notes that "allusion seems to be made to this passage ... though it is not actually quoted".
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