Matthew 27:1-26 ▼

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?

14 And he aunswered hym to neuer a worde: insomuch, that the deputie marueyled greatly.

15 At that feast, the deputie was wont to delyuer vnto the people a prysoner, whom they woulde desire.

16 He had then a notable prysoner, called Barabbas.

17 Therfore, when they were gathered together, Pilate saide vnto them: whether wyll ye that I geue loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus, whiche is called Christe?

18 For he knewe, that for enuy they had delyuered hym.

19 When he was set downe to geue iudgment, his wyfe sent vnto hym, saying: haue thou nothing to do with that iuste man: For I haue suffred many thynges this day in a dreame because of him.

20 But the chiefe priestes & elders perswaded the people, that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and destroy Iesus.

21 The deputie aunswered, and saide vnto them: Whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let loose vnto you? They saide, Barabbas.

22 Pilate sayde vnto them: What shall I do then with Iesus, whiche is called Christe? They all sayde vnto hym: let hym be crucified.

23 The deputie sayde: What euyll hath he done? But they cryed the more, saying: let hym be crucified.

24 When Pilate sawe that he coulde preuayle nothyng, but that more busynesse was made, he toke water, and washed his handes before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this iust person, see ye to it.

25 Then aunswered all the people, and sayde: His blood be on vs, and on our chyldren.

26 Then let he Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Iesus, and deliuered hym to be crucified.