Matthew 27:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)7 So, they conferred together [and decided] to buy ‘The Potter’s Field’ with the money [Note: This was probably an abandoned field where clay had been obtained for making pottery], for use in burying people who were not from the local area. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 So after consultation they bought with them [the pieces of silver] the potter's field [as a place] in which to bury strangers. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. See the chapterCommon English Bible7 So they decided to use it to buy the potter’s field where strangers could be buried. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 Then, having taken counsel, they bought the potter's field with it, as a burying place for sojourners. See the chapter |