Matthew 27:2
“And when they had bound him, they led him away, and deliuered him to Pontius Pilate the gouernour.”
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Matthew 27:2 Context
1When the morning was come, all the chiefe Priests and Elders of the people, tooke counsell against Iesus to put him to death. 2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and deliuered him to Pontius Pilate the gouernour. 3¶ Then Iudas, which had betraied him, when he saw that hee was condemned, repented himselfe, and brought againe the thirtie pieces of siluer to the chiefe Priests and Elders, 4Saying, I haue sinned, in that I haue betraied the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to vs? see thou to that.
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Other Translations for Matthew 27:2
And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- King James Version
and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.
- Basic English Bible
And having bound him they led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
- Darby Bible
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- Webster's Bible
and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the Governor.
- Weymouth Bible
and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
- World English Bible
And thei ledden him boundun, and bitoken to Pilat of Pounce, iustice.
- Wycliffe Bible
and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 27:2
27:2 Having bound him - They had bound him when he was first apprehended. But they did it now afresh, to secure him from any danger of an escape, as he passed through the streets of Jerusalem.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 27:2
Mt 27:2 Delivered him to Pontius Pilate. The first mention of the Roman procurator by that name. He was both military and civil commander, usually dwelt at Caesarea, but came up to Jerusalem at the passover feasts to preserve order. The Sanhedrin could not put Jesus to death, as the Roman rulers demanded that all cases of capital punishment be referred to them. The governor. The whole province of which Judea was a part was called Syria, and was ruled by a "proconsul". The divisions of one of the great proconsulships were ruled by "procurators", translated "governors". Pontius Pilate, Felix (Ac 23:24) and Festus (Ac 25:1) are examples of the latter.