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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

And gave them for the potter"s field, as the Lord appointed me.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter"s field, to bury strangers in.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.

When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.

And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.