5. So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6. The chief priests picked up the coins. They said, "It's against the law to put this money into the temple fund. It is blood money. It has paid for a man's death."
7. So they decided to use the money to buy a potter's field. People from other countries would be buried there.
8. That is why it has been called The Field of Blood to this very day.
9. Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet came true. He had said, "They took the 30 silver coins. That price was set for him by the people of Israel.
10. They used the coins to buy a potter's field, just as the Lord commanded me." (Zechariah 11:12,13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9)
11. Jesus was standing in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes. It is just as you say," Jesus replied.