Matthew 27:1-13 ▼

1 When the mornyng was come, all the chiefe priestes, and the elders of the people, helde a councell agaynst Iesus to put hym to death.

2 And brought hym bounde, and deliuered hym to Pontius Pilate the deputie.

3 Then Iudas, whiche had betrayed hym, seyng that he was condempned, repented hym selfe, and brought agayne the thirtie peeces of syluer, to the chiefe priestes and elders,

4 Saying: I haue synned, betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to vs? see thou to that.

5 And he cast downe the peeces of siluer in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged hym selfe.

6 And the chiefe priestes toke the peeces of syluer, and sayde: It is not lawfull for to put the into the treasurie, because it is the price of blood.

7 And they toke councell, and bought with them a potters fielde, to burye straungers in.

8 Wherfore that fielde is called the fielde of blood, vntyll this day.

9 (Then was fulfylled that, which was spoken by Ieremie the prophet, saying: And they toke thirtie siluer peeces, the price of hym that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel:

10 And gaue them for the potters fielde, as the Lorde appoynted me.)

11 Iesus stode before the deputie, and the deputie asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Iewes? Iesus saith vnto hym: thou sayest.

12 And when he was accused of the chiefe priestes and elders, he aunswered nothyng.

13 Then sayth Pilate vnto him: hearest thou not how many witnesses they lay agaynst thee?