Matthew 27:1-10

Legacy Standard Bible

Judas’ Remorse

27 ^(A)Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel together against Jesus to put Him to death; ² and they bound Him, and led Him away and ^(B)delivered Him to ^(C)Pilate the governor.

³ Then when ^(D)Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned ^(E)the ^[a]thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? ^(F)See to that yourself!” ⁵ And he threw the pieces of silver into ^(G)the ^[b]sanctuary and departed; and ^(H)he went away and hanged himself. ⁶ And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.” ⁷ And taking counsel together, they bought ^[c]with the money the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. ^8 (I)For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. ⁹ Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “^(J)And ^[d]they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; ^10 (K)and ^[e]they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the ^[f]Lord directed me.”