1. And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
2. and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3. Then Judas--he who delivered him up--having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,
4. `I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, `What--to us? thou shalt see!'
5. and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
6. And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, `It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'
7. and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;