Matthew 27:6

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

American Standard Version

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 cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter`s field, to bury strangers in.

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Cross References

Isaiah 61:8For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse 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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