Matthew 27:1-25

11NowG1161 when morningG4407 cameG1096, allG3956 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 of the peopleG2992 conferredG4824G2983 together againstG2596 JesusG2424 to putG2289 Him to deathG2289; 2and they boundG1210 Him, and ledG520 Him awayG520 and 2deliveredG3860 Him to 3PilateG4091 the governorG2232.

3ThenG5119 when 4JudasG2455, who had betrayedG3860 Him, sawG3708 that He had been condemnedG2632, he feltG3338 remorseG3338 and returnedG4762 5the thirtyG5144 6piecesG694 of silverG694 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and eldersG4245, 4sayingG3004, “I have sinnedG264 by betrayingG3860 innocentG121 bloodG129.” But they saidG3004, “WhatG5101 is that to us? 7SeeG3708 to that yourselfG4771!” 5And he threwG4496 the piecesG694 of silverG694 into 8the templeG3485 sanctuaryG3485 and departedG402; and 9he wentG565 awayG565 and hangedG519 himself. 6The chiefG749 priestsG749 tookG2983 the piecesG694 of silverG694 and saidG3004, “It is not lawfulG1832 to putG906 them into the templeG2878 treasuryG2878, sinceG1893 it is the priceG5092 of bloodG129.” 7And they conferredG4824G2983 togetherG4824 and 10with the moneyG846 boughtG59 the Potter’sG2763 FieldG68 as a burialG5027 placeG5027 for strangersG3581. 811For thisG1352 reasonG1352 that fieldG68 has been calledG2564 the FieldG68 of BloodG129 to thisG4594 dayG4594. 9ThenG5119 that which was spokenG3004 throughG1223 JeremiahG2408 the prophetG4396 was fulfilledG4137: “12And 13they tookG2983 the thirtyG5144 piecesG694 of silverG694, the priceG5092 of the one whoseG3739 priceG5091 had been setG5091 by the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474; 1014and 15they gaveG1325 them for the Potter’sG2763 FieldG68, as the LordG2962 directedG4929 me.”

1116NowG1161 JesusG2424 stoodG2476 beforeG1715 the governorG2232, and the governorG2232 questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “Are You the 17KingG935 of the JewsG2453?” And JesusG2424 saidG5346 to him, “18It is as you sayG3004.” 12And whileG1722 He was being accusedG2723 by the chiefG749 priestsG749 and eldersG4245, 19He did not answerG611. 13ThenG5119 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to Him, “Do You not hearG191 howG4214 manyG4214 thingsG4214 they testifyG2649 againstG2649 You?” 14And 20He did not answerG611 him with regardG4314 to evenG3761 a single 21chargeG4487, soG5620 the governorG2232 was quiteG3029 amazedG2296.

1522NowG1161 at the feastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 23peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16At that timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198, calledG3004 BarabbasG912. 17SoG3767 when the peopleG846 gatheredG4863 togetherG4863, PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “WhomG5101 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you? BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 24who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18For he knewG3609 that becauseG1223 of envyG5355 they had handedG3860 Him over.

1925While he was sittingG2521 on the judgmentG968 seatG968, his wifeG1135 sentG649 him a message, sayingG3004, “Have nothingG3367 to do with that 26righteousG1342 ManG1342; for 27lastG4594 nightG4594 I sufferedG3958 greatlyG4183 28in a dreamG3677 becauseG1223 of Him.” 20But the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 the crowdsG3793 to 29askG154 for BarabbasG912 and to putG622 JesusG2424 to deathG622. 21But the governorG2232 30saidG3004 to them, “WhichG5101 of the twoG1417 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you?” And they saidG3004, “BarabbasG912.” 22PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “ThenG3767 whatG5101 shall I doG4160 with JesusG2424 31who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” They allG3956 saidG3004, “32CrucifyG4717 Him!” 23And he saidG5346, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?” But they kept shoutingG2896 allG4057 the moreG4057, sayingG3004, “33CrucifyG4717 Him!”

24When PilateG4091 sawG3708 that he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but ratherG3123 that 34a riotG2351 was startingG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and 35washedG633 his handsG5495 in frontG2713 of the crowdG3793, sayingG3004, “I amG1510 innocentG121 of 36thisG3778 Man’sG3778 bloodG129; 37seeG3708 to that yourselvesG4771.” 25And allG3956 the peopleG2992 saidG3004, “38His bloodG129 shall be on us and on our childrenG5043!”