Matthew 27:1-21 ▼

1 When the mornynge was come all ye chefe prestes and the elders of ye people helde a counsayle agenst Iesu to put him to deeth

2 and brought him bounde and delivered him vnto Poncius Pilate the debite.

3 Then when Iudas which betrayed him sawe that he was condempned he repented him sylfe and brought ageyne the .xxx. plattes of sylver to ye chefe prestes and elders

4 sayinge: I have synned betrayinge the innocent bloud. And they sayde: what is that to vs? Se thou to that.

5 And he cast doune the sylver plattes in the temple and departed and went and hounge him sylfe.

6 And the chefe prestes toke the sylver plattes and sayd: it is not lawfull for to put them in to the treasury because it is the pryce of b loud.

7 And they toke counsell and bought with them a potters felde to bury strangers in.

8 Wherfore that felde is called the felde of bloud vntyll this daye.

9 Then was fulfylled that which was spoken by Ieremy the Prophet sayinge: and they toke .xxx. sylver plattes the prise of him that was valued whom they bought of the chyldren of Israel

10 and they gave them for the potters felde as the Lorde appoynted me.

11 Iesus stode before the debite: and the debite axed him sayinge: Arte thou the kynge of ye Iues? Iesus sayd vnto him: Thou sayest

12 and when he was accused of ye chefe prestes and elders he answered nothinge.

13 Then sayd Pilate vnto him: hearest thou not how many thinges they laye ageynste ye?

14 And he answered him to never a worde: in so moche that the debite marveylled greatlie.

15 At that feest the debite was wonte to deliver vnto ye people a presoner whom they wolde desyer.

16 He had then a notable presoner called Barrabas.

17 And when they were gadered together Pilate sayde vnto the: whether wyll ye that I geve losse vnto you Barrabas or Iesus which is called Christ?

18 For he knewe well that for envie they had delivred him.

19 When he was set doune to geve iudgemet his wyfe sent to him sayinge: have thou nothinge to do with that iuste man. For I have suffered many thinges this daye in a dreame about him.

20 But the chefe preestes and the elders had parswaded the people that they shulde axe Barrabas and shulde destroye Iesus.

21 Then the debite answered and sayde vnto them: whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let loosse vnto you? And they sayde Barrabas.