5. So Judas threw the money into the Temple. Then he went off and hanged himself.
6. The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the Temple. They said, “Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the Temple money. This money has paid for a man’s death.”
7. So they decided to use the coins to buy a field called Potter’s Field. This field would be a place to bury strangers who died while visiting Jerusalem.
8. That is why that field is still called the Field of Blood.
9. So the thing came true that Jeremiah the prophet had said: “They took 30 silver coins. That is how little the Israelites thought he was worth.
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.
17. All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate said, “Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?”