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1 When the morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus, that they might put him to death. 2 And they bound him and led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, who had delivered him up, when he saw that he was condemned, stung by remorse, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that. 5 And he threw down the money in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the money, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with it the potter's field, as a burial-place for foreigners. 8 For this reason, that field is called the field of blood, to this day. 9 Then the word was fulfilled which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that had a price set upon him, on whom some of the children of Israel did set a price, 10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? Jesus replied to him: You say it. 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him: Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? Matthew 27:1-13, Anderson New Testament. Public domain.
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