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Nowδὲon the next day,Τῇ ἐπαύριονwhichἥτιςisἐστὶνafterμετὰthe Preparation,τὴν παρασκευήνthe high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶthe Phariseesοἱ ΦαρισαῖοιgatheredσυνήχθησανbeforeπρὸςPilateΠιλᾶτον
Matthew 27:62
Study it in the app“Now on the next day, which is after the Preparation, the high priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 27:62, word by word
- on the next dayἐπαύριονepaurion
the next day
The next day.
Where else “epaurion” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Preparationπαρασκευήνparaskeuēn
day of preparation
Preparation: the day before the Sabbath, when everything was made ready.
Where else “paraskeuēn” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- gatheredσυνήχθησανsynēchthēsan
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēchthēsan” appears- PilateΠιλᾶτονPilaton
Pilate
Pilate: Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.
Where else “Pilaton” appears
Translation note
“The Preparation” was the day before the Sabbath, when everything was made ready for the day of rest.
The context
61And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the grave.
62 · This verse (above)
63and said, “Sir, we remember that that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will be raised.’
To study Matthew 27 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?
2. What it means
What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?
3. How I live it
Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?