Matthew 27 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.
5 And they said unto him, What is that to us? See thou to it; thy sins be upon thee.
6 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went, and hanged himself on a tree. And straightway he fell down, and his bowels gushed out, and he died.
7 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them in the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
8 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy, the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value.
10 And therefore they took the pieces of silver, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed by the mouth of Jeremy.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews?
