International Children’s Bible

Matthew 27:10-16 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

10. They used those 30 silver coins to buy Potter’s Field, as the Lord commanded me.”

11. Jesus stood before Pilate the governor. Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”Jesus answered, “Yes, I am.”

12. When the leading priests and the elders accused Jesus, he said nothing.

13. So Pilate said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear these people accusing you of all these things?”

14. But Jesus said nothing in answer to Pilate. Pilate was very surprised at this.

15. Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one person from prison. This was always a person the people wanted to be set free.

16. At that time there was a man in prison who was known to be very bad. His name was Barabbas.