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Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
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Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,
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and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."
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Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You have said so."
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But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.
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Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"
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But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge; so that the governor wondered greatly.
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Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
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And they had then a notorious prisoner, called Barab'bas.
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So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barab'bas or Jesus who is called Christ?"
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For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.