The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the temple. They said, “Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the temple money, because this money has paid for a man’s death.”
Matthew 27:7 - Easy To Read Version So they decided to use the money to buy a field called Potter’s Field. This field would be a place to bury people that died while visiting \{in Jerusalem\}. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So after consultation they bought with them [the pieces of silver] the potter's field [as a place] in which to bury strangers. American Standard Version (1901) And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Common English Bible So they decided to use it to buy the potter’s field where strangers could be buried. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, having taken counsel, they bought the potter's field with it, as a burying place for sojourners. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers. |
The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the temple. They said, “Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the temple money, because this money has paid for a man’s death.”