When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death; and they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor. When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, \u201cI have sinned in betraying innocent blood.\u201d They said, \u201cWhat is that to us? See to it yourself.\u201d And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself. But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, \u201cIt is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money.\u201d So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter\u2019s field, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, \u201cAnd they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, and they gave them for the potter\u2019s field, as the Lord directed me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013Matthew 27:1-10<\/p>
Meanwhile, out in Nevada…
Some days deserve a proper sendoff.
Happy Day of the American West.
Photo of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. pic.twitter.com\/OIn7DaauZF<\/a><\/p>— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) July 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>