Matthew 27:4-24

4sayingG3004, “I have sinnedG264 by betrayingG3860 innocentG121 bloodG129.” But they saidG3004, “WhatG5101 is that to us? 1You shall seeG3708 to it yourselfG4771!” 5And he threwG4496 the piecesG694 ofG694 silverG694 into 2the templeG3485 sanctuaryG3485 and leftG402; and 3he wentG565 awayG565 and hangedG519 himself. 6The chiefG749 priestsG749 tookG2983 the piecesG694 ofG694 silverG694 and saidG3004, “It is not lawfulG1832 to putG906 them in the templeG2878 treasuryG2878, sinceG1893 it is moneyG5092 paidG5092 for bloodG129.” 7And they conferredG4824G2983 togetherG4824 and 4with the moneyG846 boughtG59 the Potter’sG2763 FieldG68 as a burialG5027 placeG5027 for strangersG3581. 85For 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: “6And 7they tookG2983 the thirtyG5144 piecesG694 ofG694 silverG694, the priceG5092 of the One whoseG3739 priceG5091 had been setG5091 by the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474; 108and 9they gaveG1325 them for the Potter’sG2763 FieldG68, justG2505 asG2505 the LordG2962 directedG4929 me.”

1110NowG1161 JesusG2424 stoodG2476 beforeG1715 the governorG2232, and the governorG2232 questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “So You are the 11KingG935 of the JewsG2453?” And JesusG2424 saidG5346 to him, “12It is as you sayG3004.” 12And whileG1722 He was being accusedG2723 by the chiefG749 priestsG749 and eldersG4245, 13He did not offerG611 anyG3762 answerG611. 13ThenG5119 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to Him, “Do You not hearG191 howG4214 manyG4214 thingsG4214 they are testifyingG2649 againstG2649 You?” 14And still 14He did not answerG611 him inG4314 regardG4314 toG4314 evenG3761 a singleG1520 15chargeG4487, soG5620 the governorG2232 wasG2296 greatlyG3029 amazedG2296.

1516NowG1161 at the Passover FeastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 17peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16And atG5119 thatG5119 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 18who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18For he knewG3609 that it was becauseG1223 of envyG5355 that 19they had handedG3860 Him overG3860.

19And 20while he was sittingG2521 on the judgmentG968 seatG968, his wifeG1135 sentG649 him a message, sayingG3004, “See that you have nothingG3367 to do with that 21righteousG1342 ManG1342; for 22lastG4594 nightG4594 I sufferedG3958 greatlyG4183 23in a dreamG3677 becauseG1223 of Him.” 20But the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 the crowdsG3793 to 24askG154 for BarabbasG912, and to putG622 JesusG2424 toG622 deathG622. 21And the governorG2232 25saidG3004 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 26who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” They allG3956 saidG3004, “27CrucifyG4717 Him!” 23But he saidG5346, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?” Yet they kept shoutingG2896 allG4057 theG4057 moreG4057, sayingG3004, “28CrucifyG4717 Him!”

24NowG1161 when PilateG4091 sawG3708 that he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but ratherG3123 that 29a riotG2351 was startingG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and 30washedG633 his handsG5495 inG2713 frontG2713 ofG2713 the crowdG3793, sayingG3004, “I amG1510 innocentG121 of 31thisG3778 Man’sG3778 bloodG129; 32you yourselvesG4771 shall seeG3708.”