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And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.
2
And they brought him bound and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients,
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Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it.
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And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter.
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But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.
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And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter’s field, to be a burying place for strangers.
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For this cause that field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day.