Mt 27, 1-10 Jesus handed over to Pilate, Judas’ death

Chapter 27

(Mt 27, 1-10) Jesus handed over to Pilate, Judas’ death

[1] When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. [2] They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor. [3] Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had done. He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, [4] saying, "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? Look to it yourself." [5] Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself. [6] The chief priests gathered up the money, but said, "It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury, for it is the price of blood." [7] After consultation, they used it to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. [8] That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood. [9] Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of a man with a price on his head, a price set by some of the Israelites, [10] and they paid it out for the potter's field just as the Lord had commanded me."

(CCC 2094) One can sin against God's love in various ways: - indifference neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity; it fails to consider its prevenient goodness and denies its power. - ingratitude fails or refuses to acknowledge divine charity and to return him love for love. - lukewarmness is hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity. - acedia or spiritual sloth goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. - hatred of God comes from pride. It is contrary to love of God, whose goodness it denies, and whom it presumes to curse as the one who forbids sins and inflicts punishments.