Then the chief priests took up the silver and consulted as to what they should do with it, because it was "the price of blood," and they might not put it into God's Treasury; and they decided to buy a field, called the Potter's field, to bury strangers in. And that field was called "the Field of Blood" ever afterwards. We read in the Bible that, five hundred years before that, it was foretold by the prophet Zechariah that all these things should be done, when Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver.
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So Jesus was brought before Pilate, and stood there in all His majesty and humility, and Pilate asked Him, "Art Thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus again left no excuse to those who condemned Him. Though He had answered nothing when the false witnesses spoke against Him, though He answered nothing now when the chief priests and elders accused Him, yet, to give Pilate an opportunity of believing and accepting Him, He answered him at once—
"You have said what I am—a King. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness of the truth."
Then Pilate told the chief priests that he found no fault in Him.
When Pilate found it impossible to quiet the chief priests, though he told them he could find no fault in Jesus, he decided to send Him to Herod, who was at Jerusalem at that time.
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, because he had heard of Him, and hoped to have seen a miracle done by Him.
So he asked Jesus a great many questions, but He answered him nothing.
And the chief priests stood and vehemently accused Him.
And Herod and his soldiers mocked Him and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate.