Matthew Chapter 27

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Gen Z Vibe

As the morning rolled in, the top priests and elders were like, "Let’s scheme against Jesus to get rid of him."

Original Source

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

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Gen Z Vibe

They tied him up and sent him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor dude.

Original Source

And when they had bound him, they led {him} away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

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Gen Z Vibe

Then Judas, who totally sold him out, peeped that he messed up and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, no cap.

Original Source

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

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Gen Z Vibe

He was like, "I screwed up for betraying innocent blood." And they were like, "What’s it to us? You do you."

Original Source

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What {is that} to us? see thou {to that}.

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Gen Z Vibe

He tossed the silver pieces in the temple, dipped out, and went to hang himself, straight savage.

Original Source

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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Gen Z Vibe

The chief priests picked up the silver, saying, "We can’t stash this in the treasury; it’s blood money."

Original Source

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

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Gen Z Vibe

They plotted and bought a potter’s field to bury the outsiders in.

Original Source

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

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Gen Z Vibe

So that field got dubbed The field of blood, and it's still known like that today.

Original Source

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

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Gen Z Vibe

Then what Jeremy the prophet said kicked in, stating, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one who was valued, which the people of Israel thought was worth."

Original Source

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; {whom...: or, whom they bought of the children of Israel}

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Gen Z Vibe

And they used it for the potter’s field, just like the Lord told me to, periodt.

Original Source

And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

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Gen Z Vibe

So Jesus is standing before the governor, and Pilate's like, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus is like, "You said it, fam."

Original Source

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

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Gen Z Vibe

When the chief priests and elders came at him, he just stayed quiet, no cap.

Original Source

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

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Gen Z Vibe

Pilate was like, "You hear all these peeps snitching on you?"

Original Source

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

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Gen Z Vibe

But Jesus didn’t say anything, and Pilate was shook, fr.

Original Source

And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

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Gen Z Vibe

During that feast, the governor always let one prisoner go, whoever the crowd asked for, vibe check.

Original Source

Now at {that} feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

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They had this notorious dude named Barabbas.

Original Source

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

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So when they all gathered, Pilate asked, "Who do you want me to release? Barabbas or Jesus, who they call Christ?"

Original Source

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?

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Gen Z Vibe

Pilate knew they were just jealous and threw him under the bus.

Original Source

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

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Gen Z Vibe

While he sat down to judge, his wife hit him up, saying, "Don’t mess with that righteous dude; I had a wild dream about him today."

Original Source

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.

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But the chief priests and elders hyped the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to get Jesus out, that’s savage.

Original Source

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

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Gen Z Vibe

The governor was like, "Who do you want me to set free, Barabbas or the other dude?" They were all, "Barabbas, for sure."

Original Source

The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

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Gen Z Vibe

Pilate asked, "So what should I do with Jesus, aka Christ?" They all yelled, "Crucify him, no cap!"

Original Source

Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? {They} all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

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Gen Z Vibe

The governor was like, "What did he even do wrong?" But they just yelled louder, "Crucify him!"

Original Source

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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Gen Z Vibe

When Pilate saw the chaos was lit, he washed his hands in front of everyone and was like, "I’m not accountable for this guy’s blood, you do you."

Original Source

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but {that} rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed {his} hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye {to it}.

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Gen Z Vibe

The crowd replied, "His blood is on us and our kids, periodt."

Original Source

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood {be} on us, and on our children.

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Gen Z Vibe

Then he let Barabbas go, and after giving Jesus a savage beatdown, he handed him over to be crucified.

Original Source

Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered {him} to be crucified.

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Gen Z Vibe

The governor's soldiers took Jesus to the squad room and gathered all their homies around him.

Original Source

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}

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Gen Z Vibe

They stripped him down and tossed a red robe on him, just for vibes.

Original Source

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

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Gen Z Vibe

Then they crafted a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, gave him a stick for a scepter, and bowed down laughing, saying, "What’s up, King of the Jews!"

Original Source

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!

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Gen Z Vibe

They spit on him and hit him on the head with the stick, just straight disrespectful.

Original Source

And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

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Gen Z Vibe

After they roasted him, they removed his drip and put his old fit back on, then led him away to get crucified.

Original Source

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}.

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As they rolled out, they found this dude Simon from Cyrene and made him carry the cross, no cap.

Original Source

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

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Gen Z Vibe

When they hit up a spot called Golgotha, which literally means Skull Place, it was a vibe.

Original Source

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

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They offered him some vinegar mixed with gall to drink, but when he tasted it, he was like, "Nah, I’m good."

Original Source

They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted {thereof}, he would not drink.

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Gen Z Vibe

They crucified him and divided his clothes, rolling dice to see who got what, just like the prophet said, "They divided my clothes among them."

Original Source

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.

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Gen Z Vibe

They just sat there, watching him like it was a whole show.

Original Source

And sitting down they watched him there;

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They put a sign above his head that said, "THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

Original Source

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Then they had two thieves getting crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left, straight savage.

Original Source

Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

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Gen Z Vibe

Those who passed by were hating on him, shaking their heads like it was a whole mood.

Original Source

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

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They were like, "You who destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you're really the Son of God, come down from that cross."

Original Source

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.

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Gen Z Vibe

Meanwhile, the top priests were throwing shade at him, along with the scribes and elders, saying,

Original Source

Likewise also the chief priests mocking {him}, with the scribes and elders, said,

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"He saved others, but he can’t save himself? If he's the King of Israel, let him hop off that cross, and we’ll believe, no cap."

Original Source

He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

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"He trusted in God; let God save him now if He's really about that life, 'cause he said he's the Son of God."

Original Source

He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

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Gen Z Vibe

The criminals getting crucified with him were also spitting the same insults.

Original Source

The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

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Gen Z Vibe

From noon, it got dark all over the land until about 3 PM, like a total vibe shift.

Original Source

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

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Gen Z Vibe

Around 3 PM, Jesus shouted loud, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why you ghosting me?"

Original Source

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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Gen Z Vibe

Some peeps standing there heard him and were like, "Ayo, he’s calling for Elijah."

Original Source

Some of them that stood there, when they heard {that}, said, This {man} calleth for Elias.

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Right away, one of them ran, grabbed a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to him to sip.

Original Source

And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled {it} with vinegar, and put {it} on a reed, and gave him to drink.

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The others were like, "Chill, let’s see if Elijah shows up to save him."

Original Source

The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

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Jesus, after crying out again with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.

Original Source

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

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Gen Z Vibe

And like, the temple curtain just ripped from top to bottom; the earth shook, and the rocks were like, "No cap, we’re breaking too."

Original Source

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

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And the graves popped open; a bunch of saints who were napping came back to life, fr.

Original Source

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

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They rolled out of the graves after Jesus bounced back, hit the holy city, and showed up to a lot of peeps.

Original Source

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

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Gen Z Vibe

So when the centurion and his crew saw the quake and all the wild stuff happening, they were shook, saying, "For real, this was the Son of God."

Original Source

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

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Gen Z Vibe

And a bunch of women were there, watching from a distance, who had been vibing with Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

Original Source

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

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Among them was Mary Magdalene, Mary the mom of James and Joses, and the mom of Zebedee’s kids.

Original Source

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

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Gen Z Vibe

When evening hit, a rich dude from Arimathea named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus, showed up.

Original Source

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

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Gen Z Vibe

He went to Pilate and was like, "Yo, can I have Jesus’ body?" Then Pilate was like, "Bet, you can take it."

Original Source

He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

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After Joseph took the body, he wrapped it in a fresh linen cloth, no cap.

Original Source

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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And he laid it in his brand new tomb he carved out in the rock, then rolled a big stone in front of the entrance and dipped.

Original Source

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

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And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, just chilling by the tomb, vibing.

Original Source

And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

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Gen Z Vibe

The day after, post prep day, the chief priests and Pharisees pulled up on Pilate, no cap.

Original Source

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

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Gen Z Vibe

They were like, "Yo, we remember that dude said while he was alive, ‘I’ll bounce back in three days.’"

Original Source

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

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Gen Z Vibe

So they told Pilate, "Make sure the tomb is locked down until day three, or else his crew might sneak in, steal him, and say he’s alive. That’d be savage."

Original Source

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

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Gen Z Vibe

Pilate was like, "You got a guard: do your thing, make it as tight as you can."

Original Source

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make {it} as sure as ye can.

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So they dipped, secured the tomb, rolled the stone, and set up a watch, periodt.

Original Source

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.