Matthew 27:4-24

4“I have sinnedG264 by betrayingG3860 innocentG121 bloodG129,” he saidG3004.

“WhatG5101 is that toG4314 usG1473?” they repliedG2036. “YouG4771 bear the responsibilityG3708.”

5SoG2532 Judas threwG4496 theG3588 silverG694 intoG1519 theG3588 templeG3485 and leftG402. Then he went awayG565 andG2532 hanged himselfG519.

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TheG3588 chief priestsG749 picked upG2983 theG3588 pieces of silverG694 and saidG2036, “It is unlawfulG3756G1832 to putG906 thisG846 intoG1519 theG3588 treasuryG2878, sinceG1893 it isG1510 bloodG129 moneyG5092.” 7After conferring togetherG2983G4824, they used the money to buyG59 theG3588 potter’sG3588G2763 fieldG68 asG1519 a burial placeG5027 forG3588 foreignersG3581. 8That is whyG1352 it has been calledG2564 the FieldG68 of BloodG129 toG2193 this dayG4594. 9ThenG5119 whatG3588 was spokenG2046 throughG1223 JeremiahG2408 theG3588 prophetG4396 was fulfilledG4137:

11MeanwhileG1161 JesusG2424 stoodG2476 beforeG1715 theG3588 governorG2232, whoG3588 questionedG1905 HimG846: “AreG1510 YouG4771 theG3588 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453?”

“YouG4771 have saidG3004 so,” JesusG2424 repliedG5346.

12AndG2532 when He was accusedG1722G3588G846G2723 byG5259 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245, He gave no answerG611G3762.

13ThenG5119 PilateG4091 askedG3004 HimG846, “Do You not hearG3756G191 how manyG4214 charges they are bringing againstG2649 YouG4771?”

14ButG2532 Jesus gave no answerG3756G611G846, not evenG3761 toG4314 a singleG1520 chargeG4487, muchG3029 toG5620 theG3588 governor’sG2232 amazementG2296.

15NowG1161 it was theG3588 governor’sG2232 customG1486 atG2596 the feastG1859 to releaseG630 to theG3588 crowdG3793 aG1520 prisonerG1198 ofG3739 their choosingG2309. 16At that timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198 namedG3004 BarabbasG912.2 17SoG3767 when the crowd had assembledG846G4863, PilateG4091 askedG2036 themG846, “WhichG5101 one do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 to youG4771: BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 whoG3588 is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18ForG1063 he knewG1492 it was out ofG1223 envyG5355 that they had handed Jesus overG3860 to himG846.

19While Pilate was sittingG846G2521 onG1909 theG3588 judgment seatG968, hisG846 wifeG1135 sentG649 himG846 this messageG3004: “Have nothing to do withG3367G4771G2532 thatG1565 innocentG1342 man, forG1063 I have sufferedG3958 terriblyG4183 inG2596 a dreamG3677 todayG4594 because ofG1223 HimG846.”

20ButG1161 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 theG3588 crowdsG3793 toG2443 ask forG154 BarabbasG912 andG1161 to have Jesus put to deathG622G3588G2424.

21“WhichG5101 ofG575 theG3588 twoG1417 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 to youG4771?” askedG611 theG3588 governorG2232.

“BarabbasG912,” they repliedG2036.

22“WhatG5101 thenG3767 should I do withG4160 JesusG2424 whoG3588 is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” PilateG4091 askedG3004.

They all answeredG3956G3004, “Crucify HimG4717!”

23“WhyG1063?” askedG5346 Pilate. “WhatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?”

ButG1161 they shoutedG2896 all the louderG4057, “Crucify HimG4717!”

24WhenG1161 PilateG4091 sawG3708 thatG3754 he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but thatG235 insteadG3123 a riotG2351 was breaking outG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and washedG633 his handsG5495 beforeG561 theG3588 crowdG3793. “I amG1510 innocentG121 ofG575 thisG3778 man’s bloodG129,3” he saidG3004. “YouG4771 bear the responsibilityG3708.”