1 ^27:1AND when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to kill him. ^27:2And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the procurator. ^27:3Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders, ^27:4saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. ^27:5And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself.

2 ^27:6And the chief priests taking the silver said, It is not lawful to put it into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. ^27:7And taking counsel, they bought with it the potter's field for a burying place for strangers. ^27:8For this reason, the field is called a field of blood to this day. ^27:9Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon, ^27:10and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.

3 ^27:11And Jesus stood before the procurator; and the procurator asked him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, As you say. ^27:12And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing. ^27:13Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? ^27:14And he answered him not a word; so that the procurator wondered greatly.

4 ^27:15And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose; ^27:16and he then had a noted prisoner called Barabbas. ^27:17When, therefore, they were assembled together, Pilate said to them, Which do you wish me to release to you? Barabbas? or Jesus, called Christ? ^27:18For he knew that they had delivered him up from envy. ^27:19And as he sat on the tribunal his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day on his account, from a dream.

5 ^27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the people to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. ^27:21And the procurator answered and said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release to you? And they said, Barabbas. ^27:22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do to Jesus, called Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified. ^27:23But he said, [No]; for what evil has he done? And they cried more vehemently, saying, Let him be crucified.

6 ^27:24And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it. ^27:25And all the people answered and said, His blood be upon us and upon our children. ^27:26Then he released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus delivered him up to be crucified.