6. The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the Temple and said, “Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the Temple money, because it has paid for a man’s death.”
7. So they decided to use the coins to buy Potter’s Field as a place to bury strangers who died in Jerusalem.
8. That is why that field is still called the Field of Blood.
9. So what Jeremiah the prophet had said came true: “They took thirty silver coins. That is how little the Israelites thought he was worth.
10. They used those thirty silver coins to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
11. Jesus stood before Pilate the governor, and Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”Jesus answered, “Those are your words.”
12. When the leading priests and the elders accused Jesus, he said nothing.
13. So Pilate said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear them accusing you of all these things?”
14. But Jesus said nothing in answer to Pilate, and Pilate was very surprised at this.
15. Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose.
16. At that time there was a man in prison, named Barabbas, who was known to be very bad.
17. When the people gathered at Pilate’s house, Pilate said, “Whom do you want me to set free: Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
18. Pilate knew that they turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.
19. While Pilate was sitting there on the judge’s seat, his wife sent this message to him: “Don’t do anything to that man, because he is innocent. Today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”
20. But the leading priests and elders convinced the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and for Jesus to be killed.
21. Pilate said, “I have Barabbas and Jesus. Which do you want me to set free for you?”The people answered, “Barabbas.”