Matthew 27:4-24

4saying, “I’ve sinned, betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What’s that to us? You see to it yourself!”

5After tossing the silver into the Temple sanctuary, he left. Then he went off and hanged himself.

6But the ruling kohanim took the silver pieces and said, “It is not permitted to put these in the treasury, since it is blood money.”

7So after they conferred, they bought with them the potter’s field, as a cemetery for strangers.

8For this reason that field has been called the “Field of Blood” to this day.

9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by Bnei-Yisrael;

10and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as Adonai arranged for me.”

11Now Yeshua stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You say so,” Yeshua said.

12And while He was accused by the ruling kohanim and elders, He did not answer.

13Then Pilate said to Him, “Don’t You hear how many things they testify against you?”

14Yeshua did not answer, not even one word, so the governor was greatly amazed.

15Now during the feast, the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, anyone they wanted.

16At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Yeshua Bar-Abba.

17So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want me to release for you? Yeshua who is Bar-Abba, or Yeshua who is called Messiah?”

18For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.

19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Don’t have anything to do with that righteous Man, for today I’ve suffered many things in a dream because of Him.”

20Now the ruling kohanim and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Bar-Abba and destroy Yeshua.

21But the governor responded, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Bar-Abba!”

22Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Yeshua, who is called Messiah?” “Execute Him!” all of them say.

23But Pilate said, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Let Him be executed!”

24When Pilate saw he was accomplishing nothing, but instead a riot was starting, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this blood,” he said. “You see to it yourselves!”