Matthew 27:1- 14 “Jesus & Pilate” (10/12/25)

In Matthew 27:1-14, the chief priests and elders of the people convene early in the morning to plot Jesus' execution, binding him and handing him over to Pontius Pilate the governor, while Judas Iscariot, overcome with remorse upon seeing Jesus condemned, returns the thirty pieces of silver to the priests, who deem it blood money unfit for the temple treasury and use it instead to purchase the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners, thereafter called the Field of Blood, before Judas hangs himself in despair. When brought before Pilate, Jesus acknowledges his kingship by replying "You have said so" to the governor's question about whether he is the King of the Jews, but he makes no further response to the chief priests' and elders' numerous accusations, leaving Pilate amazed.