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." 027:011 Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Governor, and the latter put the question, "Are you the King of the Jews?" "I am their King," He answered. 027:012 When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply. 027:013 "Do you not hear," asked Pilate, "what a mass of evidence they are bringing against you?" 027:014 But He made no reply to a single accusation, so that the Governor was greatly astonished. 027:015 "Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired; 027:016 and at this time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 027:017 So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?" 027:018 For he knew that it was from envious hatred that Jesus had been brought before him. 027:019 While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him." 027:020 The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus. 027:021 So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?"--they cried, "Barabbas!" 027:022 "What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!" 027:023 "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they kept on furiously shouting, "Let him be crucified!" 027:024 So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it." 027:025 "His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!" 027:026 Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he ordered to be scourged, and gave Him up to be crucified.