Matthew 27:6

And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

In Context

5And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.

7And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

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Cross References

Isaiah 61:8For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

Luke 6:7And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:2-11

The Repentance of Judas; The Confession of Judas; The Death of Judas; Disposal of the Thirty Pieces of Silver. 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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