Matthew 27
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Matthew 27:3-9

3When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

5And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself.

6The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.”

7So after consultation they used the money to buy the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

8Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

9Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

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