027:001 When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people
consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death;
027:002 and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to
Pilate the Governor.
027:003 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned,
smitten with remorse he brought back the thirty shekels
to the High Priests and Elders
027:004 and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who
is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied;
it is your business."
027:005 Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself.
027:006 When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said,
"It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is
the price of blood."
027:007 So after consulting together they spent the money in the purchase
of the Potter's Field as a burial place for people not belonging
to the city;
027:008 for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of `the Field of Blood.'
027:009 Then were fulfilled the words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, "And I took the thirty shekels, the price of the prized one on whom Israelites had set a price,
027:010 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."