Matthew 27:6-16

6 The chief priests took the silver and said, "It's not lawful to put it into the temple treasury,^[a] since it is blood money."^[b]

7 So they conferred together and bought the potter's field with it as a burial place for foreigners.

8 Therefore that field has been called "Blood Field" to this day.

9 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: They took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him whose price was set by the sons of Israel,

10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me. ^[c]

Jesus Faces the Governor

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. "Are You the King of the Jews?" the governor asked Him. Jesus answered, "You have said it." ^[d]

12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn't answer.

13 Then Pilate said to Him, "Don't You hear how much they are testifying against You?"

14 But He didn't answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

Jesus or Barabbas

15 At the festival the governor's custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.^[e]

Footnotes

• [a] See Mk 7:11 where the same Gk word used here (Corban) means a gift (pledged to the temple).
• [b] Lit the price of blood
• [c] Jr 32:6-9; Zch 11:12-13
• [d] Or That is true, an affirmative oath; Mt 26:64; Mk 15:2
• [e] Other mss read Jesus Barabbas