Matthew 27:5-8 ▼

5 Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.

6 The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, |It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money.|

7 So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

8 That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.