When the morning was
come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel
against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led
him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then
Judas, which 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. Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed
the innocent blood. And they said What is that to us? see thou
to that.
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and
went and hanged himself.
And the chief priests took the silver
pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury,
because 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 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;
And gave them for the potter's field, as the lord appointed me.
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Matthew 27, i-x
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