KJV King James Version
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 27:7
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
WEB World English Bible
They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in.
ASV American Standard Version
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;
Surrounding context — Matthew 27
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;
10 And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
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ΣυμβούλιονG4824 · sumboulioncounsel/councilδὲG1161 · dethenλαβόντεςG2983 · lambanōto takeἠγόρασανG59 · agorazōto buyἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγρὸνG68 · agrosField ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεραμέωςG2763 · kerameuspotterεἰςG1519 · eistowardταφὴνG5027 · taphēburial (place)τοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoξένοις.G3581 · xenosforeign
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