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- Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
- and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.
- Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
- saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
- And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
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- The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood."
- And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers.
- For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
- Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel;
- AND THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME."
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- Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said to him, "It is as you say."
- And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
- Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?"
- And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed.
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