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was morning,a all the chief priests and the elders of the people
took counsel* against Jesus to put him to death. 2They bound
him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
The Death of Judas. 3b Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that
Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had done. He
returned the thirty pieces of silver* to the chief priests and
elders,c 4saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.”
They said, “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.” 5*
Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and
hanged himself. 6The chief priests gathered up the money, but
said, “It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury,
for it is the price of blood.” 7After consultation, they used it
to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
8That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood.
9Then was fulfil