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Matthew 27:6

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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.

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KJV 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

WEB World English Bible

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

ASV American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, ‘It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;’

Surrounding context — Matthew 27

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 have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].

5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

6 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.

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

8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

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