Matthew 27:7
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.
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;
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
- After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
- KJV
- And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
- WEB
- They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
- ASV
- And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter`s field, to bury strangers in.
- DARBY
- And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers.
- BLB
- And having taken counsel, they bought with them the potter’s field for a burial place for foreigners.
- ÅB
- Og de holdt råd med hverandre, og kjøpte for pengene pottemakerens åker til gravsted for fremmede.
- OTB
- De bestemte seg for å bruke pengene til å kjøpe pottemakerens åker som en gravplass for utlendinger.
- B1930
- Og de holdt råd med hverandre, og kjøpte for pengene pottemakerens aker til gravsted for fremmede.