Matthew 27

² They tied him up, marched him through the streets, and handed him over to Pilate, the Roman ruler.

³ Judas saw what was happening. When he saw them put Jesus on trial, something snapped inside him. He grabbed the thirty silver coins and ran back to the chief priests and elders.

⁵ Judas threw the coins on the temple floor. Then he walked out and killed himself with a rope.

⁶ The chief priests picked up the silver. "We cannot put blood money in the temple box. The law will not let us."

¹⁵ Every year at the big feast, Pilate had a rule. He would let one prisoner walk free. The crowd got to pick who.