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Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 27:1-99

Matthew 27 THE CLOSING SCENES of the Lord’s life are told by Matthew in a way that emphasizes the excessive guilt of the leaders of Israel. This feature has been noticeable all through, and we specially see it in Matthew 23.0 . The opening verses of this chapter show us that though His official condemnation had to come from Pilate, yet the animus that hounded Him to His death was found with them. The sequence of the story is broken by a parenthetical paragraph giving us the miserable end of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:38-44

The taunts of the people: v. 38. Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand and another on the left. v. 39. And they that passed by Revelation led Him, wagging their heads v. 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. v. 41. Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders, said, v. 42. He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:32-56

TENTH SECTIONGOLGOTHA: THE CRUCIFIXION. (GOOD FRIDAY.)Matthew 27:32-56(Mark 15:21-41; Luke 23:26-56; John 19:17-30; Isaiah 53:0—Pericopes: Matthew 27:33-38; Matthew 27:39-44; Matthew 27:45-56)32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled [impressed, ἠγγάρευσαν ]41 to bear his cross. 33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha,42 that is to say, a [the] place of a skull,43 34They gave him vinegar [wine?]44 to drink mingled with gall: and when he... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:32-44

“Where They Crucified Him” Matthew 27:32-44 He will not drink what would dull His keen sense of the momentous issues of the Cross. Those taunts were true. None who save themselves can save others. The cry of forsakenness, the midday midnight, the yielded spirit, the rent veil, the opened tombs, the sympathy of nature-all these proved that this was no common death, and were in keeping with everything that Scripture had foretold, 1 Peter 1:11 . Our Lord was wrapped in midnight, that He might... 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

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:27-54

The Final Farewell (27:27-54). In sober words Matthew now portrays what Jesus had to endure from the moment when He was handed over to His executioners to be mocked as ‘the King of the Jews’ to the time when He breathes His last and His executioners testify that He is ‘the Son of God’. Analysis. a The mock adulation of the soldiers as they hail Him as ‘King of the Jews’ (Matthew 27:27-31). b The crucifixion of Jesus where He is numbered with two insurrectionists and displayed as ‘the King... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:38-44

The Open Mockery of the Son of God (27:38-44). Having been mocked by the soldiers prior to His crucifixion Jesus must now face the mockery of His own nation. It begins with ‘those who pass by’, it continues with the Chief Priests and Scribes and Elders, and it ends with the two insurrectionists between whom He hangs. All are involved, apart from the faithful few who in their agony gaze on their beloved Master in His shame. We return again to the chiasmus formula for the remainder of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:39-40

‘And those who passed by railed on him (literally ‘were blaspheming Him’), wagging their heads, and saying, “You who will destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ’ The first who mocked at Him and railed at Him were the passers-by. But the words they spoke reveal that these passers-by were well aware of what had taken place at His trial. These were not general pilgrims to the Feast, for they mocked Him with one of the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:32-44

Matthew 27:32-Acts : . The Crucifixion ( Mark 15:21-Jonah : *, Luke 23:26-John :).— Mt. still follows Mk. clearly, the chief alterations being ( a) “ gall” ( Matthew 27:34) for “ myrrh” (this is due to Psalms 69:21, and turns a kindly act into a cruel one); ( b) Matthew 27:36; ( c) the addition of “ if thou art the SOD of God” ( Matthew 27:40); ( d) Matthew 27:43, from Psalms 22:8 and Wis_2:18 . read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:38-44

Mark relates this part of the history with no material circumstance differing from Matthew, Matthew 15:29-32. Luke saith, Luke 23:39-43, And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? and we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember... read more

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