and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”

But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

After consulting together they bought the Potter’s Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.

The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’