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Matthew 27:6

Money and wealth

4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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.”

7 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is [the] price of blood.
BLB
And the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
ÅB
Men yppersteprestene tok sølvpengene og sa: «Det er ikke tillatt å legge dem i tempelkisten; for det er blodpenger.»
OTB
Overprestene samlet opp sølvet og sa: "Det er ikke lovlig å legge det i tempelkisten, da det er blodpenger."
B1930
Men yppersteprestene tok sølvpengene og sa: Det er ikke tillatt å legge dem i tempelkisten; for det er blodpenger.

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Cross references

  • Luke 6:7–9

    Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

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  • Deuteronomy 23:18

    You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

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  • Isaiah 61:8

    For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.

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  • John 18:28

    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

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  • Matthew 23:24

    You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

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