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Teaching Summary: Matthew 27–28

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Jefferson Vann

Teaching Summary: Matthew 27–28 🌄 Overall Themes Matthew 27 — The Crucifixion of the King ⚖️ Jesus Before Pilate (27:1–14) 👑 Jesus or Barabbas? (27:15–26) 🪖 Mocking the King (27:27–31) ✝️ The Crucifixion (27:32–44) 🌑 The Death of Jesus (27:45–56) … Continue reading →

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the oldest alternative

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 27:57-66 57 When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea came, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given … Continue reading →

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footnote to triumph

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 27:45-56 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”[1] that is, “My … Continue reading →

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they made him do it

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 27:27-44 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion in front of him. 28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and after … Continue reading →

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Pilate’s choice

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 27:11-26 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have spoken.” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave … Continue reading →

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a few coins and an enormous debt

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 27:1-10 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they tied him up and led him away and handed him over to Pilate, … Continue reading →

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the death of heaven’s king

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

  Matthew 27:27–66  Matthew wants us to feel the weight of what Jesus endured—not only the physical agony, but the profound abandonment that surrounded His death. The One who deserved honor received mockery. The One who deserved worship received scorn. … Continue reading →

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the innocence of heaven’s king

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

  Matthew 27:1–26  Matthew slows the narrative so we cannot miss the central truth: Jesus is innocent, yet every human hand around Him participates in condemning Him. Judas, the very man who betrayed Him, suddenly feels the crushing weight of … Continue reading →

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