Matthew 27:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

That's why people still call that place “Field of Blood”.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles were so long that they could be seen from just outside the most holy place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on.

Matthew 27:7

Then they had a meeting and decided to buy a field that belonged to someone who made clay pots. They wanted to use it as a graveyard for foreigners.

Matthew 28:15

The soldiers took the money and did what they were told. Some of the Jewish people still tell each other this story.

Acts 1:19

When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood”.

Deuteronomy 34:6

The LORD buried him in a valley near the town of Beth-Peor, but even today no one knows exactly where.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua told some other men to set up a monument next to the place where the priests were standing. This monument was also made of twelve large rocks, and it is still there in the middle of the river.

Judges 1:26

so they went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named the town Luz, and that is still its name.