1. When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
2. After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.
3. Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
4. “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.“What’s that to us? ” they said. “See to it yourself! ”
5. So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.
6. The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”