But they said, “What is that to us?  See thou to it.”

And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”  And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.  Wherefore that field was called, “The field of blood,” unto this day.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price; and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.”

THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE.

They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium:  and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.  Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, “What accusation bring ye against this man?”

They answered and said unto him, “If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.”

Pilate therefore said unto them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.”

The Jews said unto him, “It is not lawful for us to put any man to death”:  that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.”

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.  Then saith Pilate unto him, “Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?” And he gave him no answer, not even to one word:  insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, “Art thou the King of the Jews?”

Jesus answered, “Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?”

Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew?  Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me:  what hast thou done?”

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world:  if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence.”

Pilate therefore said unto him, “Art thou a king then?”

Jesus answered, “Thou sayest that I am a king.  To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.  Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

Pilate saith unto him, “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, “I find no crime in him.”