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The Book of Jesus Chapter Eighteen: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
Jesus is Delivered to Pilate
NARRATOR.
When morning had come, all the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes and the whole Sanhedrin to deliberate the plan to
have Jesus put to death. They had him bound and led him from Caiaphas to deliver him to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Then
Judas, who had betrayed him, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, was filled with remorse and brought the thirty silver pieces back
to the chief priests and elders.
JUDAS ISC.
I have sinned. I have betrayed innocent blood.
CHIEF PRIESTS and ELDERS.
What is that to us? That is your concern.
NARRATOR.
He threw down the silver pieces in the Sanctuary, left and went and hung himself. The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and
said:
CHIEF PRIESTS.
It is against the law to put this into the treasury; it is blood money.
NARRATOR.
So they discussed the matter and bought with the money a certain field where the clay was used by potters. This field, known as
Potter's Field, was to be used as a cemetery to bury foreigners in. That is why the field is still called 'the field of blood' to this day. The
words of the prophet Jeremiah were then fulfilled: 'And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price at which he was valued by the
children of Israel, and they purchased a field from the potters, just as the Lord directed me.'
Matthew 27:1-10; Mark 15:1; Luke 23:...1
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NARRATOR.
Meanwhile, they had brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Hall of Judgement, called the Praetorium, and Pilate, it was still morning.
But the Jews did not go into the Praetorium themselves or else they would be defiled and not be able to eat the Passover. So Pilate
came outside to them and said:
PILATE.
What charge do you bring against this man?
JEWS.
We found this man inciting our people to revolt, forbidding to give the tribute to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.
If he weren't a criminal we wouldn't have brought him to you.
PILATE.
Take him yourselves and try him by your own law.
JEWS.
According to Roman law, we are not allowed to put a man to death by crucifixion.
NARRATOR.
This was to fulfill the words Jesus had spoken indicating the way he was going to die. Pilate then went back into the Praetorium and
called Jesus to him. As Jesus stood before the governor, Pilate put this question to him:
PILATE.
Are you the king of the Jews?
JESUS.
Do you ask this of your own accord or have others spoken to you about me?
PILATE.
Am I a Jew? It is your own people and the chief priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?
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