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When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
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And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
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Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
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saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
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Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."
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And they consulted together and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
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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 was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,
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and 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, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" So Jesus said to him, "It is as you say."
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And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.