Matthew 27:1-23 ▼

1 And having been morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to kill him:

2 And having bound they brought him away, and they delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the leader.

3 Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient,

4 Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see.

5 And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.

6 And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood.

7 And having taken counsel, they purchased with them the potter's field, for the interment to strangers.

8 Wherefore, that field was called, The field of blood, even to this day.

9 Then was completed that having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of him prized, whom they from the sons of Israel prized;

10 And they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.

11 And Jesus stood before the leader: and the leader asked him, saying, Art thou King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.

12 And in the accusing him by the chief priests and the more ancient, he answered nothing.

13 Then says Pilate to him, Hearest thou not what they witness against thee?

14 And he answered him not to one word: so that the leader wondered greatly.

15 And in the festival the leader was accustomed to loose one imprisoned to the crowd, which they desired.

16 And they had then an imprisoned distinguished, called Barabbas.

17 Therefore they assembled together, Pilate laid to them, Whom will ye I shall loose to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, called Christ?

18 For he knew that through envy, they had delivered him, up.

19 And he sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Nothing to thee and that just one: for I have suffered this day many things in a dream, on his account.

20 And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

21 And the leader having answered, said to them, Which of the two will ye I shall loose to you? And they said, Barabbas.

22 Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.

23 And the leader said, For what evil hath he done? and they cried excessively, saying, Let him be crucified.