Matthew 27:8

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, that field is called, ‘The Field of Blood’ to this day.

Cross References

Acts 1:19

This incident became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem so that the [burial] field purchased with the reward money became known, in their own [i.e., the Jewish] language, as “Akeldama” [an Aramaic word], which means “Field of Blood.”)

Matthew 28:15

So, they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story [i.e., that Jesus’ body had been stolen by His disciples] was told widely among the Jews, and continues to be told to this day.

Matthew 27:7

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.