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Matthew - ch 27 v 1 - 20
- Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
- and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
- Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
- saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou `to it'.
- And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
- And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
- 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.
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom `certain' of the children of Israel did price;
- and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
- Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
- And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
- Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
- And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
- Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
- And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
- When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
- For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.
- And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
- Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
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